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Eric Lauer is 5-7 with a 4.04 ERA this season but he is 2-4 with a 5.75 ERA on the road. Jon Lester is 9-6 with a 3.74 ERA but he is 6-2 with a 2.62 ERA at home. The Padres are coming off a series loss in Miami and they are 4-6 in their last 10 while the Cubs are 7-3 in their last 10. The Cubs are 29-13 as the home favorite, lay the home favorite.
Padres lefty Eric Lauer sports a 5.75 road ERA entering Friday's visit to Wrigley, where the Cubs are 34-17. Jon Lester is 4-1 with a 2.97 ERA in his last five starts. With the Padres on a 1-5 skid since the All-Star Break, their only victory a squeaker over the Marlins, I'll back Chicago to stay hot and win for the seventh time in their last eight at Wrigley.