I'm playing on CHICAGO. I really like how this one sets up for the home team. The Cubs scored eight runs in winning yesterday's opener. They got home runs from both Contreras and Morel. Speaking of HR's, note that Ashcraft has been taken deep three starts in a row; he's got a 6.11 ERA during that 3-game stretch. Note that he's backed by a poor Cincinnati bullpen. Hendricks, on the other hand, did not allow any HR's last game. In fact, he didn't allow any runs, period. He held the Cardinals scoreless through 7 1/3 innings. In terms of pitches thrown per inning, it was his most efficient start of the season. He needed just 12.4 pitches per inning, 91 total through 7+ innings. The only previous time he needed less than 13 pitches per inning was when he had 12.9 pitches per inning in a game against the White Sox. In his very next start, he was brilliant, allowing just three hits through 8 2/3 shutout innings against SD. I say the Hendricks builds off his last start and the Cubs build off yesterday's victory. Cubs win, again.