The Cubs are back home after a disappointing road trip that saw them barely squeak out a split in New York. Getting walked off isn’t a fun way to leave town, especially when your roster is still heavily depleted by injuries and your division-leading rivals are coming to see you. The NL Central won’t be won or lost this weekend, but the Cubs can make a statement one way or the other depending on how they play.
Hayden Wesneski gets the task of starting the series off well as he makes his second start of the season.