The Cincinnati Reds take on the Chicago Cubs in the first game of a four-game NL Central battle, The Reds will send Andrew Abbott to the mound against the Cubs Marcus Stroman. Abbott is 6-2, with a 1.90 ERA while Stroman is 10-7 with a 3.51 ERA. The Reds are 11th with a .741 OPS while scoring 4.82 runs a game. Abbott went six shutout innings last time out. The Chicago Cubs are 10th with a .744 OPS while scoring 4.94 runs a game. Stroman was lit up last time out, allowing seven runs in 3.1 innings. Cincinnati is averaging 3.67 runs in their last six games while Chicago is scoring 5.83 runs in their previous six games. The Cubs have been red-hot and I look for Stroman to bounce back in this one.

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