Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs play in game 2 of series
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Chicago Cubs (51-57, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (51-55, fourth in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Justin Steele (2-4, 3.08 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Reds: Frankie Montas (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cubs -131, Reds +111; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds take a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Chicago Cubs.
Cincinnati has gone 26-28 in home games and 51-55 overall. The Reds are 23-11 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Chicago is 24-32 in road games and 51-57 overall. The Cubs have a 37-10 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The teams meet Tuesday for the ninth time this season. The Reds lead the season series 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elly De La Cruz has 21 doubles, seven triples and 18 home runs while hitting .263 for the Reds. Santiago Espinal is 12-for-26 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Ian Happ has 23 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the Cubs. Nico Hoerner is 9-for-44 with four doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 4-6, .199 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Cubs: 4-6, .199 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Reds: Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Wynns: 10-Day IL (teres), Brent Suter: 15-Day IL (teres major), Nick Martini: 60-Day IL (thumb), Luke Maile: 10-Day IL (back), Emilio Pagan: 60-Day IL (lat), Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 60-Day IL (hand), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ian Gibaut: 60-Day IL (forearm), Tejay Antone: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt McLain: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cubs: Tomas Nido: 10-Day IL (knee), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Luke Little: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jordan Wicks: 60-Day IL (oblique), Colten Brewer: 60-Day IL (hand), Keegan Thompson: 15-Day IL (rib), Yency Almonte: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (forearm), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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