Houston at Chicago Cubs 7:40 ET
Astros over Cubs- After losing nine of their past 12 games Houston is off to their worst 23-game start since 2016. Houston fell to 7-16 after dropping two of three games to the Washington Nationals over the weekend. Chicago split a four-game series against the Miami Marlins over the weekend. Chicago will send left-hander Jordan Wicks (0-2, 5.29 ERA) to the mound in the series opener and he has yet to complete five innings in four starts this season. The Astros will counter with right-hander J.P. France (0-2, 7.08), who yielded just two runs on four hits over five innings in his last start against Atlanta. Take HOUSTON!