Cincinnati Reds (3-2) vs Chicago Cubs (2-3)
Game Info: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 12:35 pm (Great American Ball Park)
Hunter Greene (0-0) (8.10) vs Marcus Stroman (1-0) (0.00)
Betting Odds: Cincinnati Reds -115 / Chicago Cubs -105 --- Over/Under: 8 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Chicago Cubs will play the Cincinnati Reds in Game 3 of their series on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cubs Preview
The Chicago Cubs are 2-3 this season after they won Game 2 of this series by a score of 12-5 on Tuesday. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.70 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average this year. The Cubs offense has scored 28 runs with a .273 batting average and a .343 on base percentage. Patrick Wisdom is batting .375 with two home runs and five RBI’s for the Cubs. The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Marcus Stroman, who is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over 6.0 innings pitched this year.
Reds Preview
The Cincinnati Reds are 3-2 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Cincinnati won Game 1 of this series by a score of 7-6 on Monday. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 4.80 ERA, a 1.51 WHIP, and a .263 opponent batting average. The Reds offense has scored 25 runs with a .261 batting average and a .335 on base percentage. TJ Friedl is batting .353 with two home runs and two RBI’s for the Reds. The projected starting pitcher for Cincinnati is Hunter Greene, who is 0-0 with a 8.10 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP over 3.1 innings pitched this season.
Trends
Chicago is 4-0 in their last 4 Wednesday games and 3-5 in their last 8 games. The under is 21-10-1 in Chicago’s last 32 games. Cincinnati is 6-3 in their last 9 home games and 7-25 in their last 32 Wednesday games. The under is 15-7-1 in Cincinnati’s last 23 games. Chicago is 2-4 in these two teams last 6 head to head meetings in Cincinnati.
Pick
Chicago was able to get the win on Tuesday, but they have lost three out of their last four games. The Cubs will have Marcus Stroman on the mound for this matchup, who had a great first start against the Brewers. Cincinnati will turn to Hunter Greene, who got roughed up in his first outing. I like the Cubs in this game behind their ace.