The Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet in the finale of their three-game set in MLB action from Chase Field on Sunday night.

Cubs Trying To Salvage Win

The Chicago Cubs are simply trying to salvage a win in this series to avoid the sweep after Saturday’s loss to the Diamondbacks by a final score of 7-6. The loss dropped the Cubbies to 78-71 on the year, sitting 6.5 games back in the NL Central race, while holding on to the 2nd spot in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into Saturday, Nico Hoerner leads the Cubbies with 164 hits along with 62 RBIs and a .285 batting average this season while Cody Bellinger has a team-high 25 home runs and 90 RBIs along with a .315 batting average this season. Ian Happ has a team-high 31 doubles as well for the Cubbies this season. Jordan Wicks will start for the Cubs here and is 3-0 with a 1.99 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season.

Chicago Cubs Team Facts

The Cubs have lost each of their last four games as favorites.
The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six road games after going to extra innings.
The Cubs have led after 3 innings in each of their last three day games against National League opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last five Sunday games.
The Cubs have trailed after 7 innings in four of their last five games as favorites against NL West opponents.

Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts

Nico Hoerner ranks T5th in the league in Steals (41) this season.

Diamondbacks Pushing For Sweep

The Arizona Diamondbacks come into this game pushing for the sweep after their win on Saturday. The win pushed Arizona to 78-72 on the year, tied for the final Wild Card spot in the National League. Heading into Saturday, Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 30 home runs and 91 RBIs while Ketel Marte has a team-high 146 hits and a .275 batting average. Corbin Carroll also has 24 home runs and a team-high 47 stolen bases with a .279 batting average, and is the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year in the National League. Ryne Nelson will get the start here and is 7-8 with a 5.53 ERA and 88 strikeouts this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks Team Facts

The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last seven day games following an extra innings win.
The underdogs have covered the run line in 12 of the last 13 games between the Cubs and Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as home underdogs.

Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts

Corbin Carroll ranks T3rd in the league in Steals (47) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 1st in the league for triples this season (40).
The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 4th in the league for steals this season (150).
The Chicago Cubs rank 6th in the league for home runs allowed this season (163).
The Chicago Cubs rank 7th in the league for runs scored this season (747).

Chris’ Pick

I’m going with Arizona here. Jordan Wicks has been solid out of the gate for Chicago in a small sample size this season, but the Diamondbacks just keep finding ways to beat the Cubs in this head-to-head matchup this season and I just feel like the Diamondbacks have all of the momentum here. Is Ryne Nelson my favorite pitcher in Arizona’s rotation? No, but the Diamondbacks are on a roll and are getting my look in this one as I think they win it late once again.