NL Total of the Month MLB
(MLB) Diamondbacks (ARI) vs. Cubs (CHC),
Total: 8.00 | -112.00 Over
Result: Loss
#907/908 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 8 Runs – Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chicago Cubs, Saturday at 7:15 PM ET - Yesterday's game was a 5-2 Diamondbacks win but it could (should!) have had many more runs. The teams combined to leave 19 men on base. On Saturday, we look for plenty of opportunities again and this time more of them are cashed in. The Diamondbacks Zac Gallen is a pitcher that carries a reputation and it is a well-deserved one almost always. However, that has not been the case since he returned from injury. The first start was okay but it has been downhill since. Gallen enters this start having allowed 10 earned runs in his last two starts and he has a 9.00 ERA in his 3 starts in the month of July. He also recorded only one strikeout in his most recent start. Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks is off of a rare good start as he has performed so badly as a starter this season that the Cubs had him work out of the bullpen for a period of time too. He is back in the starters role but we don't trust Hendricks against a quality Arizona lineup. Hendricks, in fact, is 2-7 with a 7.71 ERA as a starter this season! The Diamondbacks, in going 11-5 last 16 games, have scored 6.3 runs per game! The Cubs fell short yesterday at the plate but this followed an 8-3 stretch heading into the All-Star break which saw Chicago average scoring 5.6 runs per game! Per our computer math model this one has the highest probability to finish in a range of 10 to 12 runs! Per all of the above, look for 9 or more runs in this one! Over is the call in this one Saturday evening.