Cubs vs. Brewers

The Brewers look to shake off a rocky season-opening series against Colorado, hosting the Cubs to close out their first homestand of the year.

Chicago comes to town on the heels of a series win against the Cardinals to open the year. After losing on Opening Day, the Cubs won back to back to finish the series. Anderson makes his Cubs debut, while Nelson gets his first start of the season for the Crew.

Hendricks was the surprise of baseball last season, winning the ERA crown with a ridiculous 2.13 mark that was probably a run lower than it should’ve been (his FIP was 3.20), but he was still a very good pitcher in 2016. The low ERA and plenty of run support from the Cubs’ offense helped him to a Top-3 Cy Young finish.The Brewers may find it difficult to score runs Saturday night, which probably isn’t great news, considering Milone is making a spot start for the injured Junior Guerra. 

Overall, the Brewers went 8-11 against the Cubs last year, but kept the run differential against the eventual champs close, scoring 75 to Chicago’s 79. Six of their 19 games last year were decided by 1 run.