The Astros have won six of their last seven games and will be looking for a sweep of the Cubs after taking the first two games of the series. Chicago, after a strong start to the season, has lost seven of their last nine games. Smyly will need to give them a strong as the Cubs’ bullpen has thrown 40.2 innings over the last ten days, posting a 4.65 ERA. The Astros’ bullpen has thrown 27.2 innings with a 4.23 ERA and 11.7 K/9 innings. Houston is the better team and playing the better baseball right now.

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