The Chicago Cubs will play the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of their series at Great American Ball Park on Monday night.
The Chicago Cubs are 73-86 this season and have won seven games in a row. Chicago defeated Cincinnati in all three of their games played at Wrigley Field over the weekend. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.03 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .244 opponent batting average this season. The Cubs offense has scored 639 runs with a .239 batting average and a .311 on base percentage. Ian Happ is batting .275 with 17 home runs and 72 RBI’s for the Cubs this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Hayden Wesneski, who is 3-1 with a 2.33 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP over 27 innings pitched this season.
The Cincinnati Reds are 60-99 this season and have lost six games in a row. Prior to their series loss against the Cubs over the weekend, Cincinnati lost all three games played against the Pirates. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 4.83 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average. The Reds offense has scored 640 runs with a .235 batting average and a .303 on base percentage this year. Kyle Farmer is batting .253 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI’s for the Reds this season. The projected starter for Cincinnati is Hunter Greene, who is 4-13 with a 4.66 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 119.2 innings pitched this season.
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