The Cubs are coming into this game with a 49-55 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost their last 2 straight as well as 4 of their last 6 games coming out of the break and their offense has been awful in these, scoring 3 runs or less in each of those games as well as scoring 2 runs or less in 5 of those 6. They are going up against a Royals team that is 56-47 this season and they have been playing well in their recent games. They have lost their last 2 straight games and are coming off of an awful 8-6 loss in their last game, going into the 9th with a 4-3 lead and losing that game 8-6, but they have still won 4 of their last 6 games coming out of the break and they will be hungry to bounce back at home here as they are 35-20 there this season. Their offense has also been very good in these games as they have scored at least 6 runs in 2 of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 6 games. Brady Singer is starting for the Royals in this game and he is 6-6 with a 3.00 ERA this season. He has been very consistent all season and has been pitching well recently, allowing 1 earned run or less in 5 of his last 6 starts as well as allowing no runs in his last one. He has also pitched at least 7 innings in 2 of his last 3 starts so he is going to pitch deep into this game and take some stress off of their bullpen. Kyle Hendricks is starting for the Cubs in this game and he is 2-8 with a 6.69 ERA this season. He has been pitching better in his recent starts, but he still allowed 3 earned runs in a 3-0 loss in his last start. He had a great start prior to that, but that has been the odd one out as he has also allowed 2 earned runs in 2 innings which was a 7-0 loss and 7 earned runs in a little under 4 innings pitched in a 7-1 loss, all in his last 4 starts. The Cubs offense has struggled heavily coming out of the break and even when Hendricks has started recently, they have only scored 1 run or less in 4 of his last 5 starts. The Royals have been scoring a lot of runs recently, even in their losses, and they have been much better at home this season, looking to bounce back from that unfortunate loss in the 9th inning. The Royals will win this game.