The Astros are coming into this game with a 7-17 record this season and they have been awful in their recent games. They have lost their last 3 straight as well as 6 of their last 7 games. Their offense has been awful in these as they have scored 2 runs total in their last 2 games, and their pitching has not been good either as they have allowed at least 5 runs in each of their last 3 as well as 7 of their last 8 games. They are going up against a Cubs team that is 14-9 this season and has been playing very well in their recent games. They have won 2 of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 6 games. Their pitching has been good in these as they have held their opponent to 3 runs or less in 4 of their last 5 games, and their offense has also been good as they have scored at least 5 runs in 2 of their last 3 as well as 5 of their last 7 games. Spencer Arrighetti is starting for the Astros in this game and he is 0-2 with an 11.57 ERA this season. He is in his rookie season and has only made 2 starts this year, but he has already allowed 9 earned runs in 7 innings pitched between his first 2 starts. He is coming off of a better start in his last one as he only allowed 2 earned runs in 4 innings against the Braves, but the Cubs offense has been hot recently and they are going to score runs here at home with the way Spencer Arrighetti has been pitching, and the Astros do not have a good bullpen to back them up either. Jameson Taillon is starting for the Cubs in this game and he is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA this season. He has only made 1 start this season but he allowed 1 earned run in 6 innings against the Marlins. The Cubs also scored 8 runs in his only start and this will be a similar game where he is backed up by lots of run support. The Cubs have the better pitching matchup here as well as being the hotter team recently with an offense scoring a lot more runs. The Cubs will win this game.