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Scouting report: Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field

Posted July 05, 2018 1:00 am

By Bruce Miles

bmiles@dailyherald.com

Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago Friday and Saturday; WGN Sunday

Radio:

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Cubs' Mike Montgomery (3-2) vs. Tyler Mahle (6-6) Friday; Tyler Chatwood (3-5) vs. Matt Harvey (4-3) Saturday; Jon Lester (11-2) vs. Luis Castillo (5-8) Sunday. All games 1:20 p.m.

At a glance:

The Reds swept the Cubs in four games at Great American Ball Park June 21-24. This is the Reds' first trip into Chicago this year. The teams have played three series in Cincinnati, with the Reds having won six of nine games. The Reds are 35-34 under interim manager Jim Riggleman, who managed the Cubs from 1995-99. They are 38-49 overall. Scooter Gennett led the National League in batting at .331 entering Thursday. The Cubs' Albert Almora Jr. was second at .329. Gennett's line is .331/.371/.527 with 14 homers and 57 RBI. Eugenio Suarez has 17 homers and 63 RBI. On-base machine Joey Votto has a line of .294/.426/.441. The Reds hit the ball, but their team ERA of 4.65 was 14th in the NL entering Thursday. The Cubs were third at 3.56; they led the NL in runs, batting average and OBP entering Thursday. This concludes a string of nine consecutive day games for the Cubs.

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