Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · 5d ago

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

ESPN · 5d ago

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · 5d ago

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · 6d ago

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · Sep 30

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 30

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

ESPN · Sep 28

Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres

Injuries and inactives

Reds5th in NL Cent

• Dane Myers CF

  Shoulder, Surgery, left
  Out
• Chase Burns SP

  Groin, Strain, right
  15-Day-IL
• Julian Garcia RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  15-Day-IL
• Spencer Steer 1B

  Wrist, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Tony Santillan RP

  Hip, Surgery, left
  15-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

• Ben Brown RP

  Neck, Fracture
  60-Day-IL
• Justin Steele SP

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Phil Maton RP

  Knee, Sprain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Riley Martin RP

  Elbow, Strain, left
  60-Day-IL
• Shelby Miller RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL

Lineups

Reds5th in NL Cent

Lineup

1. 1TJ FriedlCF
2. 2Elly De La CruzSS
3. 3Jeimer Candelario3B
4. 4Spencer SteerLF
5. 5Tyler StephensonDH
6. 6Will BensonRF
7. 7Luke MaileC
8. 8Nick Martini1B
9. 9Josh Harrison2B

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Ian HappLF
2. 2Dansby SwansonSS
3. 3Christopher Morel3B
4. 4Nico Hoerner2B
5. 5Mike TauchmanCF
6. 6Yan GomesC
7. 7Patrick Wisdom1B
8. 8Alexander CanarioRF
9. 9James TriantosDH

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona · Attendance 8,768

Officials

Tom Hanahan (Home Plate Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (First Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Second Base Umpire), John Bacon (Third Base Umpire)