The Cincinnati Reds will play the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of their series at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night.
The Cincinnati Reds are 53-79 this season and have alternated wins and losses over their last six games. Cincinnati is coming off of a series win against Colorado, where they won two out of the three games played. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 4.92 ERA, a 1.40 WHIP, and a .255 opponent batting average this season. The Reds offense has scored 565 runs with a .242 batting average and a .310 on base percentage. Kyle Farmer is batting .260 with eight home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Reds this season. The projected starter for Cincinnati is Justin Dunn, who is 1-2 with a 4.63 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP over 23.1 innings pitched this season.
The Chicago Cubs are 56-78 this season and have lost seven of their last eight games. Chicago is coming off of a series loss against the Cardinals, where they lost all three games played in the series. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.33 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average. The Cubs offense has scored 547 runs with a .240 batting average and a .311 on base percentage this year. Ian Happ is batting .277 with 15 home runs and 63 RBI’s for the Cubs this season. The projected starter for Chicago is Wade Miley, who is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 19 innings pitched this season.
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