Chicago isn't fully healthy either, with a handful of relievers out including Hollowell, Milner, Palencia and Maton, but the Cubs have had the better week and it showed in the finale of this series, when they put up 10 runs on the Dodgers' bullpen.
LA still owns the better record in this one at 69-44, and Skubal's 2.79 ERA is the best number on the mound tonight by a wide margin. But 4 straight losses, 3 of them against Boston, are a real signal that something's off, and the Cubs have won 3 of their last 5 while finding ways to win the close ones.
Assad's been reliable all year at 6-1, even if his last start got cut short early. If Chicago's lineup can work him deep innings tonight, and keep pressuring a taxed Dodgers pitching staff, Wrigley could see another high-scoring night like the one that just happened.