I like the Kansas City Royals to beat the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon. The Royals are playing well right now as they just took 3 games of 4 in their series to the Houston Astros. Brad Keller (7-12, 5.62 ERA) is starting on the mound for the Royals and he has had a tough season thus far. The team has just 1 win his last 12 starts for them, but that is bound to turn around at some point. He allowed 9 earned runs total in his last 2 starts, but the 5 prior to that he did not allow more than 3 in a single game. The Cubs are currently on a 2 game win streak after shattering their 12 game losing streak right before. They have not been having a good season at all. Zach Davies (6-9, 5.00 ERA) is starting on the mound for the Cubs and he has not pitched well lately. The team has 1 win in his last 9 starts for them. He pitched a shutout through 6 innings in his last game, but in the 2 prior to that he allowed 7 earned runs in each game, only playing 4 innings in 1 and 2 innings in the other. Both of these pitchers have seen better days so I have to go with the Royals here at home. They are more consistent and have been playing better as of late. Royals win this one.

T.M. Prediction: 6-4 Royals.