The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs meet in the finale of their four-game series in MLB action from Wrigley Field on Sunday.

Diamondbacks Pushing For Sweep

The Arizona Diamondbacks managed to pick up a third straight win in the series, taking down Chicago on Saturday by a final score of 3-2. The win brought Arizona up to 75-68 on the year, holding on to the final Wild Card spot in the National League. Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 30 home runs and 91 RBIs while Ketel Marte has a team-high 141 hits and a .275 batting average. Corbin Carroll also has 24 home runs and a team-high 47 stolen bases with a .285 batting average, and is the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year in the National League. Brandon Pfaadt will start for the Diamondbacks here and is 1-8 with a 6.27 ERA and 68 strikeouts this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks Team Facts

– The Diamondbacks have won each of their last eight day games against National League opponents.
– The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Diamondbacks’ last seven games at Wrigley Field.
– The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last four day games at Wrigley Field.
– The Diamondbacks have won the first inning in four of their last six games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents.
– The Diamondbacks have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.

Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts

– Ketel Marte has hit at least one home run in three of the Diamondbacks’ last four games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents.
– Ketel Marte has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Diamondbacks’ last six games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents.
– Corbin Carroll has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Diamondbacks’ last five games against NL Central opponents.
– Corbin Carroll has scored at least one run in eight of the Diamondbacks’ last nine games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
– Ketel Marte has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Diamondbacks as road underdogs against NL Central opponents.
– Corbin Carroll ranks 3rd in the league in Steals (47) this season.

Cubs Looking To Salvage Win From Series

The Chicago Cubs will be trying to get something from this series after dropping the first three games of the set. Saturday’s loss dropped the Cubs to 76-67 on the year, sitting 4 games back in the NL Central race and one game ahead of Arizona in the NL Wild Card race. Nico Hoerner leads the Cubbies with 155 hits along with 62 RBIs and a .280 batting average this season while Cody Bellinger has a team-high 24 home runs and 88 RBIs along with a .319 batting average this season. Ian Happ has a team-high 30 doubles as well for the Cubbies this season. Kyle Hendricks will start here and is 5-7 with a 3.73 ERA and 79 strikeouts this season.

Chicago Cubs Team Facts

– The road team has won eight of the last nine games between the Diamondbacks and Cubs.
– The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last 10 games between the Diamondbacks and Cubs.
– The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four day games between the Diamondbacks and Cubs.

Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts

– Cody Bellinger has hit a home run in three of the Cubs’ last four Sunday games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
– Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one RBI in nine of the Cubs’ last 11 day games.
– Seiya Suzuki has recorded two or more total bases in six of his last seven appearances against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
– Nico Hoerner has scored a run in each of the Cubs’ last four games as favorites.
– Kyle Hendricks has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last 10 Sunday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
– Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in 21 of his last 22 appearances in day games against NL teams that held a winning record.
– Cody Bellinger ranks 5th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.319) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

– The Chicago Cubs ranks T5th in the league for home runs allowed this season (156).
– The Chicago Cubs ranks 6th in the league for walks this season (498).
– The Arizona Diamondbacks ranks T1st in the league for triples this season (38).
– The Arizona Diamondbacks ranks 3rd in the league for steals this season (145).

Chris’ Pick

I’m sticking with the Diamondbacks here. Normally I don’t go out of my way to back Brandon Pfaadt, but the Diamondbacks have simply had Chicago’s number in this series and I don’t see any reason for that to change here. Hendricks has been hit or miss as of late and the Diamondbacks have had the better numbers against right-handed pitching as of late. I’ll side with Arizona and the plus money here.