The Cubs are coming into this game with a 7-6 record this season and they are coming off of a 4-2 loss against the Mariners in their 1st game of this series which they will be hungry to bounce back from. They have lost their last 2 straight games but their offense has been on fire all season and they are going to be able to lean on that here. They are going up against a Mariners team that is 6-8 this season and they have won their last 2 straight games, but prior to that they had lost 3 straight games. Emerson Hancock is starting for the Mariners in this game and he is 1-1 with an 11.42 ERA this season. He has not been good in either of his start this season as he allowed 3 earned runs in a little over 5 innings against the Guardians in his 1st start of the season, but then he followed it up by allowing 8 earned runs in a little over 3 innings against the Brewers in his last start. He is not very experienced pitching in the MLB either as he is only in his 2nd MLB season. The Cubs offense has not been scoring a lot of runs in their last 2 games but this is a good game for their offense to get a spark in as they look to bounce back. Shota Imanaga is starting for the Cubs in this game and he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. He is actually in his rookie season but he has pitched very well in his first 2 starts. He has allowed no runs in each of his 2 starts this season, pitching 10 innings total between the 2 games, and he has only allowed 2 hits in each game as well. The Mariners offense has been very hit or miss to start the season and even in these 2 straight wins, they have not been scoring a lot of runs. Shota Imanaga is going to give the Cubs a great opportunity to bounce back here as they lean on their offense in this game. The Cubs will win this game.