This early in the season and we got the lowest total yet. Tampa Bay is hitting .167 against lefties thus far and even though Justin Steele has had difficulty with his control to the year, this is a favorable matchup for him. The Cubs have a powerful lineup but are still only hitting .196 at home. Nathan Eovaldi attacks the strike zone and has yet to walk a batter this season. The temperature at Wrigley will be in the 30s with 20 MPH winds blowing in.

We've got a battle of two first-place teams when the Texas Rangers meet the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, where it's going to be 33° with winds blowing in at 25 miles an hour and partly cloudy with a 41% chance of precipitation. The Rangers have started the season 8-2 and kept eight of their 10 games under the total, which sounds a lot like today's theme behind Nathan Eovaldi, who pitched a complete-game shutout in his last outing. The Cubs have a contrasting style where they go over the total eight out of their 11 games. The total here in this game is set at 6, which tells you the expected story. Rangers have won their last five. Rangers to win.

The Rangers' bats have started out cold and the Cubs have been stacking runs (due, in part, to a 3 game series in Sacramento against the A's), but this is a play on the pitchers as Justin Steele has had a poor start to his season and Nathan Eovaldi has been excellent through his two starts. The weather will cater to poor hitting conditions on Monday night in Chicago. I like this pitching matchup and think if anyone scores early, it's the Rangers.