T.M. Selection: Chicago Cubs.

I like the Chicago Cubs to win this game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. The Cubs just played a tough series with the red hot Cardinals but they managed to take 2/5 games in that series, but the Cubs looked really good going into that series and I expect them to continue playing well here. The Brewers haven't looked great in their games lately, losing their 2 most recent series, 1 of those being a series to the Cubs just last week. Justin Steele (4-7, 3.25 ERA) is up for the Cubs here and he has looked great in his starts lately. He has made 6 starts in a row now where he has given up 2 runs or less, and he has also given up just 1 run or less in his 2 most recent starts against the Brewers. He has looked great for a while now and I expect him to shut down the Brewers lineup again here, which hasn't been great anyway. Freddy Peralta (4-3, 4.08 ERA) is up for the Brewers here and he hasn't looked bad in his starts lately but he has been giving up a ton of runs in his starts all year and I think he has more liability in this game with the way he has pitched this year. I expect the Cubs to put up runs here and stay hot. I like the Cubs to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Cubs.