Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs 5/21/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Historic Wrigley Field will play host to a Saturday afternoon MLB battle between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs. The Diamondbacks (20-21) have taken the first two games of this series and are seven games off the pace in the NL West Division race. On Friday, 3B Josh Rojas clubbed three of Arizona’s seven home runs during a 10-6 road triumph.

Thirty-two year old lefty Madison Bumgarner (2-2 2.29 ERA) will take the mound for the Diamondbacks in this matchup. Last time out, Bumgarner gave up three runs in five innings during a 5-4 road loss against Los Angeles.

The Chicago Cubs have dropped 14 of their first 20 home games and trail NL Central Division Milwaukee by nine games. During yesterday’s game, Chicago SP Kyle Hendricks (2-4) was roughed up for seven runs in five innings and took the loss. Jonathan Villar, Patrick Wisdom, Ildemaro Vargas, and Christopher Morel all went deep in a losing effort for the Cubs.

Chicago manager Daivd Ross will give the nod to left-hander Justin Steele (1-4 4.50 ERA) on Saturday. In his last start, Steele allowed one earned run and fanned ten batters during a 3-2 road victory against Arizona.