Cubs @ Reds: Hendricks vs Stephenson (Game 162!)
Cubs 7, Reds 4
W: Grimm (2-1); L: Iglesias (3-2); S: Edwards (2)PREVIEW
CHC (102-58): RHP Kyle Hendricks (16-8, 1.99)
CIN (67-92): RHP Robert Stephenson (2-3, 6.27)
First pitch: 2:10pmCST
Hendricks won in Pittsburgh on Monday (6 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB). He’s 2-0 with a 1.50 against the Reds this year but 7-6 with a 2.71 on the road. If he has his sub-2.00 ERA intact after 5 innings, expect a quick hook. (If he gives up 2 ER in 5 innings, his ERA would be 2.04, but 1 ER would keep it at 1.99.) For their careers, the Reds are 23-80 (.288) against him. Votto, voted The Man Most Likely to Screw Up Kyle's ERA, is 6-8 with 2 HR.
The rookie Stephenson lost at Wrigley on Sept. 21, giving up 4 ER in 3.2 innings, and he lost in St. Louis his last time out, giving up 5 ER in 4 innings. The Cubs are 8-17 (.471) against him, Zobrist and Baez are 2-2; Fowler is 1-2 with a HR.
The next Cubs game will be on Friday: Lester and probably the line-up we saw yesterday vs. the WC Mets, Giants, or Cardinals.
Go Cubs!
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