On Friday, the Cincinnati Reds visit the Windy City for the start of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. The Reds were beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday 8-1 snapping a two-game winning streak and a six-game winning streak against LA this season. Losing pitcher Anthony DeSclafani allowed five hits and six runs over 4 2/3 innings.
Chicago had its lead in the National League Central trimmed to one game over the Milwaukee Brewers after losing Wednesday to the Brew Crew 5-1. The loss was Chicago’s fourth in its last five games. Kris Bryant led the Cubs in the loss with two hits and the only RBI in the game. Scooter Gennett leads Cincinnati with a .321 batting average and team high 173 hits. Eugenio Suarez is the Reds’ leader in home runs with 32 and RBIs with 101. Cincinnati has a team batting average of .259 while opposing hitters are averaging .269 at the plate against Reds pitching. On Friday, the Reds will send Matt Harvey to the mound. The right-hander this season is 7-8 with an ERA of 4.87, 114 Ks and 34 BBs.
Ben Zobrist leads the Cubs with a .311 batting average. Javier Baez leads the team in home runs with 30, RBIs with 100 and hits with 157. Chicago has a team batting average of .261 while opposing hitters are averaging .241 at the plate against Cubs pitching. On Friday, the Cubs will send Cole Hamels to the mound. The lefthander this season is 9-9 with an ERA of 3.71, 162 Ks and 59 BBs.
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The Reds have not had much luck at Wrigley Field winning just 6 of the last 26 played there. In addition, the Reds are just 1-4 in Matt Harvey’s last 5 starts on the road and 7-19 in the last 26 road games overall, while Chicago has won 6 of Cole Hamels’ last 8 starts. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win low scoring under game 5-2.
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