The Atlanta Braves will try to avoid a three-game by the Chicago Cubs by sending Ian Anderson to the mound to dace off against Kyle Hendricks.
Anderson is 5-3 with a 4.81 ERA, and a 1.461 WHIP, while Hendricks has posted a record of 2-5 with a 4.95 ERA, and a 1.304 WHIP. In Anderson's last three starts, he is 2-0 with a 6.19 ERA, and a 1.81 WHIP. Hendricks has gone 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA, and a 1.21 WHIP. Chicago is 20-41 in their last 61 games vs RHP and 33-76 in their last 110 games as an underdog. Atlanta is 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs RHP and 20-7 in their last 27 games. Hendricks is just 1-3 with a 6.07 ERA against the Braves in his career. Overall, Atlanta is ninth in baseball with a 3.70 team ERA while Chicago is 26th in the sport with a 4.84 team ERA. Atlanta has been stymied at the plate in the first two games of this series but they are one of the better hitting teams in baseball. I look for them to get things going against Hendricks and the Cubs. The Cubs have struggled at the plate all season.

Play on Atlanta. This is an 8* play.