The Chicago Cubs travel to the Motor City in a three-game series to take on the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs are battling for both the division and Wild Card spot after going 40-28 since June. Javier Assad will get the start for the Cubs in this one. It will be his fifth start of the season after spending most of the year in relief. With the Cubs dealing with injuries and ineffectiveness with some starters, he has now been moved into a starter's role. He has posted a 3.20 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. Alex Faedo will make the start for the Tigers. He has struggled at home, posting a 6.16 ERA at home. Chicago has one of the top-five scoring offenses and should do well against Faedo, who has a home ERA over 6. Detroit has one of the worst offenses in the league and will struggle to score runs. Assad gave up only one run in the month of July and had three solid starts in August. Assad has been consistent as a starter and a reliever. Detroit doesn't score a ton of runs and I don't expect the Cubs to score enough to put this game over the number. The Cubs have scored 39 runs in their last ten games and have also scored less than six in eight of their last ten contests.

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