The Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs continue their three-game series with the Cubs taking game 1. Houston will go with Spencer Arrighetti on the mound. He is 0-2 with an 11.57 ERA this season. The Cubs will go with Jameson Taillon on the mound. He is 1-0, with a 0.60 ERA this season. The Astros are just 7-16 this season and have lost four of their last five games. Arrighetti has gone just seven innings in two starts, allowing eleven hits and five runs. The Chicago Cubs are 13-9 and have won three of their last five games. Jameson Taillon will be making his second start of the season after being injured to start the season. In his first start, he went five innings and allowed three hits and one run. The Astros are struggling right now and it is hard to back them at this point. Taillon was solid in his first start of the season. Arrighetti has not been able to get to the fifth inning this season. The Astros have the third-worst bullpen ERA in the league at 5.36.

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