After stints with the White Sox and Nationals, Michael Soroka is pitching for a contender again. I bet the Cubs in his debut Monday, as Soroka has been much better than his 4.87 ERA indicates. He has an expected ERA of 3.33 along with a career-high strikeout rate of 25.4 percent. Soroka has allowed one homer over his last seven starts. And on July 23, Soroka pitched very effectively against the Reds, holding them to one run on two hits over 5.2 innings.

While Nick Lodolo has certainly pitched well this season, after looking at some of his advanced metrics I do believe he’s pitching above expectations. He’ll face a very good Cubs lineup that has hit southpaws well this season. Additionally the Cubs have lots of at bats against Lodolo with excellent career number. We’re getting a great price point here as well.