Niese (6-4) allowed four runs on six hits over 5.1 innings against the Cubs on Saturday. He walked four and struck out five in the loss.

EDGE Analysis

Two of his four loses this season have come at the hands of the Cubs. They've rocked him for 10 runs on 15 hits in 10.1 innings, bloating his ERA to 4.74 with the most recent beating. The four walks issued were a season high, and he needed 99 pitches (second most in any start this year) to get through the inefficient performance. The southpaw will look to rebound when he takes the hill for his next start Thursday against the Giants, a team he held to a personal-best .157 BAA in 2015.