No doubt the Cubs have a lot of talent. They also have a lot of youth and may not be fully focused in their first game following the four-day All-Star break.




Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks is on a 22 1/3 inning scoreless streak. But he'll be without Chicago's No. 1 catcher, and sometime cleanup hitter, Miguel Montero. He's out with a thumb injury.




The Braves entered All-Star break having dropped five in a row. All of those losses, though, were on the road. They're now back at Turner Field where they have won seven of their past nine.




Braves starter Julio Teheran has been terrible on the road with a 1-4 mark and 6.95 ERA, but has been great at home going 5-0 with a 2.04 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in eight starts. Teheran has a string of 14 scoreless innings going at Turner Field.




Atlanta has won five of the last six times it has been a home 'dog and also is 11-2 during its past 13 meetings versus the Cubs.