Scouting report Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field

Posted September 14, 2018 1:00 am

TV:

WGN Friday; NBC Sports Chicago Saturday; ABC 7 Sunday

Radio:

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Cubs' Cole Hamels (4-0 with Cubs) vs. Matt Harvey (7-8) Friday at 7:05 p.m.; Jon Lester (15-6) vs. Cody Reed (0-2) Saturday at 3:05 p.m.; Jose Quintana (13-9) vs. Luis Castillo (9-12) Sunday at 1:20 p.m.

At a glance:

The Reds are last in the NL Central. They just took two of three from the Dodgers. Scooter Gennett leads the NL in batting (.321) to go along with 22 home runs and 88 RBI. Joey Votto has an on-base percentage of .420. Eugenio Suarez leads the team with 32 homers and 101 RBI. The Reds' starting rotation has the highest ERA (5.20) in the NL. The Cubs slipped to second in the NL in runs scored entering Thursday's makeup game at Washington. They were first in OBP, while the Reds were second. Hamels is 11-1 with a 1.86 ERA in 16 career starts against the Reds. He tossed a complete-game victory against them on Aug. 23.

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- Bruce Miles

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