On Saturday, the San Francisco Giants play the second game of a three-game series at Wrigley Field against the host Chicago Cubs.
The Giants were idle on Thursday but lost their last outing on Wednesday 4-1 to the Houston Astros. The Giants were shut down by Astros ace Justin Verlander. San Francisco has lost two straight entering the series with the Cubs and five of its last seven games overall.
Kris Bryant leads the Cubs with a .296 batting average and team high 47 hits. Javier Baez leads the Cubs in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 38. Chicago has a team batting average of .256, while opposing hitters are averaging .221 at the plate against Cubs pitching. Chicago will send Jose Quintana to the mound on Saturday. The left-hander this season is 5-3 with an ERA of 4.47, 45 Ks and 25 BBs.
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Chicago has won 12 of its last 14 home games against the Giants. The Cubs have won 10 of Quintana’s last 12 home starts. Cubs won in blowout on Friday's opening game of series and think it's more of the same on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win and cover the run line 5-2.