The Chicago Cubs return to Wrigley tonight to start a 6-game homestand and their first opponent will be the San Francisco Giants. Chicago has won two in a row and is expected to give the nod to the lefty, Cole Hamels. Hamels is 6-4, with a 3.69 ERA, and a 1.32 WHIP, but has looked shaky in his last two turns so he is due for a good showing. Chicago is 5-1 in his last 6 home starts and he has decent numbers in his career against the Giants, going 6-4 with a 4.33 ERA. San Francisco’s probable starter will be Tyler Beede and he has been getting roughed up. Beede is 3-7, with a 5.77 ERA, and a 1.60 WHIP. He is 0-4 in his last 5 starts, with an 8.49 ERA, and that is not good. San Francisco is a dismal 3-14 in their last 17 trips to Wrigley and, against a Cubs team that is 41-19 at home this year, that doesn’t bode well for the Giants.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS