The Chicago Cubs aim to add on to their eight-game win streak when they square off against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday at 2:20 p.m. ET, at Wrigley Field. Shota Imanaga (3-2, 2.40 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs, who are 25-12 this season and first in the NL Central. Rhett Lowder (3-2, 5.09 ERA) is the expected starter for the Reds, who are 20-17 and fifth in the NL Central.
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Injury reports
Cubs
Matthew Boyd: 15 Day IL (Knee), Riley Martin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Caleb Thielbar: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Ethan Roberts: 15 Day IL (Finger), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Reds
Eugenio Suárez: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Caleb Ferguson: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Nick Lodolo: 15 Day IL (Finger), Emilio Pagan: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Hunter Greene: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
- Chicago’s Nico Hoerner is slashing .290/.365/.441 this season with four home runs, 27 RBIs (14th in MLB) and an OPS of .807. He has an 8.4% strikeout rate and a 9% walk rate in 167 plate appearances, and he has scored 19 total runs. Hoerner has recorded seven steals on seven attempts.
- In 161 plate appearances, Ian Happ has hit nine long balls (15th in MLB), tallied 17 RBIs and scored 28 runs (9th in MLB). He is batting .248/.379/.511 and has posted a 29.2% strikeout rate and a 16.1% walk rate. Happ has recorded two steals on two attempts.
- Sal Stewart has hit nine home runs this season, which ranks 15th in MLB. He has also tallied 28 RBIs (8th in MLB) and has scored 20 runs. In 160 plate appearances, he has recorded a .245 BA, .331 OBP and .482 SLG with an 11.9% walk rate and an 18.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording seven steals on seven attempts.
- In 164 plate appearances, Elly De La Cruz has hit 10 long balls (10th in MLB), tallied 28 RBIs (8th in MLB) and scored 27 runs (12th in MLB). He is batting .267/.341/.514 and has posted a 28.7% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate. De La Cruz has recorded eight steals on 11 attempts (10th in MLB).
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