Two squads in the NL Central — the Chicago Cubs (70-86) and the Cincinnati Reds (60-96) — play on Friday at 2:20 PM ET, at Wrigley Field.
The Reds are an underdog (+127 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Cubs (-149). The Chicago Cubs will hand the ball to Adrian Sampson (3-5, 3.23 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Reds will turn to Graham Ashcraft (5-4, 4.18 ERA).
The Cubs were vicotrious 2-0 over the Phillies yesterday in their last game. Seiya Suzuki finished 2-for-3 with a triple to lead them offensively while Javier Assad was earned the victory after throwing five innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out three.
The Reds were beaten by the Pirates 4-3 Friday. Kyle Farmer led the way offensively after going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, and Alexis Diaz took the loss, throwing 1 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out two.