The Chicago Cubs carry an eight-game win streak into a home contest versus the Cincinnati Reds at 2:20 p.m. ET on Thursday. 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 starting for the Reds, who are 20-17 and fifth in the NL Central.
How to watch Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs
Reds vs. Cubs odds
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
- Nico Hoerner is hitting for a .290 BA, .365 OBP and .441 SLG with an 8.4% strikeout rate and a 9% walk rate. His OPS is .807 and he has scored 19 runs. In 167 plate appearances, he has hit four home runs and driven in 27 runs (14th in MLB). Hoerner has been crafty on the base paths, recording seven steals on seven attempts.
- In 161 plate appearances, Ian Happ is hitting .248/.379/.511 with a .890 OPS and two steals on two attempts. He has hit nine long balls (15th in MLB), driven in 17 runs and scored 28 times.
- Sal Stewart is hitting for a .245 BA, .331 OBP and .482 SLG with an 18.1% strikeout rate and an 11.9% walk rate. His OPS is .813 and he has scored 20 runs. In 160 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs (15th in MLB) and driven in 28 runs (8th in MLB). Stewart has recorded seven steals on seven attempts.
- In 164 plate appearances, Elly De La Cruz has slashed .267/.341/.514 this season. He has hit 10 long balls (10th in MLB) and driven in 28 runs (8th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 28.7% and a walk rate of 10.4%. He has stolen eight bases on 11 attempts and has scored 27 runs (12th in MLB).
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