The Chicago Cubs racked up 16 hits while defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 last night. Javier Baez knocked the ball out of the park twice and has four home runs in his last eight at-bats.

Here Baez and the rest of the Cubs will face Trevor Williams (2-0, 1.59 ERA) who managed to concede just two runs despite giving up 10 hits in 5 1/3 frames against Cincinnati his last time out. He might not be as lucky here, especially considering his 4.82 ERA through 18 2/3 innings in previous meetings with Chicago.

Kyle Hendricks (0-0, 4.09 ERA) will toe the slab for the Cubs. Last year, he went 1-1 in three starts against the Pirates, allowing five runs in 17 2/3 innings for a 2.55 ERA.

Pittsburgh is 8-3 on the season but due to regress. I like the Cubs to win and cover the runline here Thursday afternoon.

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