Chicago at Milwaukee

First-place Chicago ranks sixth in baseball in pitching, while the offense is #13 in runs scored, seventh in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging. The Cubs have lefty Jon Lester going, with the team 7-2 his last nine starts. The Cubs are a sizzling 36-16 in his last 52 starts. Chicago is also 42-19 when Lester faces the NL Central, including six of the last seven against Milwaukee. The Brewers are favored but are on a 9-11 run with problems in the starting rotation. During that run, Milwaukee was favored 16 times and went 7-9 as chalk. The Brewers are also 2-5 in the last seven starts made by Chase Anderson, so back the first-place underdog. Play the Cubs.