With last night’s win over the host Colorado Rockies, the 78-67 Chicago Cubs sit just 3 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers for the lead in the NL Central. In tonight’s middle game of their 3-game set, Chicago will likely turn to Javier Assad to throw strikes. He comes in at 3-3 with an ERA of only 2.83 and a 1.19 WHIP. The Rockies are having a season they would like to forget. They are 51-92 and are expected to send Chris Flexen to the hill. Flexen’s year has also been a disaster, at 1-7, with a bloated ERA of 7.36 and a 1.74 WHIP. In his career against Chicago, Flexen is 0-1 with a 12.79 ERA and that is not good. Cubs should get this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS