How sorry has the Cubs offense been so far? Their 49 hits are the fewest hits by the team over 10 consecutive games in a season since at least 1901. Not 10 games to start a season but ANY 10-game stretch. Good luck against Brewers ace Brandon Woodruff, who allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings last time out at Chicago. Meanwhile, the Cubs' Kyle Hendricks is annually much worse on the road than at home, and this is his first away outing of 2021. Milwaukee has won seven of the past 10 in the series.

We just saw Brandon Woodruff vs. Kyle Hendricks last week and it was 0-0 through seven innings. There isn't much reason to believe it'll be different this time out unless one or both teams found some sort of pitch tipping in scouting video. Hendricks has owned the Brewers the last two years and Christian Yelich is dealing with a bad back. Woodruff is rounding into an ace and has the type of stuff that'll give this hit-challenged Cubs' offense fits.