The Cincinnati Reds (14-17) are looking to keep their winning ways going as they play a double header at home against the Chicago Cubs (18-13). The Reds are going to be sending out Trevor Bauer and Tejay Antone to face off against Yu Darvish and Alec Mills.
Game 1 Information
Starting Lineups
Chicago Cubs
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Cincinnati Reds
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| Ian Happ – CF | Joey Votto – 1B |
| Anthony Rizzo – 1B | Nick Castellanos – RF |
| Javier Báez – SS | Jesse Winker – DH |
| Kyle Schwarber – LF | Eugenio Suárez – 3B |
| Willson Contreras – DH | Mike Moustakas – 2B |
| Jason Heyward – RF | Freddy Galvis – SS |
| Victor Caratini – C | Shogo Akiyama – CF |
| Jason Kipnis – 2B | Mark Payton – LF |
| Nico Hoerner – 3B | Tucker Barnhart – C |
| Yu Darvish – SP | Trevor Bauer – SP |
Joey Votto is back in the lineup and he’s leading off against Yu Darvish. What do you say we get a replay of their famous match up in Arizona from a few years ago? You remember the one – when Votto hit the ball on March 23rd and it landed on March 27th after traveling the world. Reds are leaning left-handed against Darvish in Game 1.
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB% | K% |
| Trevor Bauer | 32.2 | 1.65 | 0.73 | 7.3% | 39.8% |
| Yu Darvish | 37.0 | 1.70 | 0.92 | 4.2% | 39.3% |
| Links: Trevor Bauer’s Stats | Yu Darvish’s Stats |
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Trevor Bauer
2020 Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.7% | 37.1% | .073 | .177 | .091 |
| LHH | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.9% | 42.6% | .193 | .246 | .439 |
Pitch Usage in 2020
| 4-Seam | 2-Seam | Cutter | Change | Slider | Curve | |
| Velo | 93.8 | 95.1 | 84.8 | 83.4 | 80.8 | 79.4 |
| Usage | 53% | 1% | 20% | 1% | 14% | 11% |
Yu Darvish
2020 Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| vsRHH | 58 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.4% | 36.2% | .250 | .276 | .339 |
| vsLHH | 84 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.8% | 27.4% | .179 | .238 | .256 |
Pitch Usage in 2020
| 4-Seam | 2-Seam | Slider | Cutter | Curve | Split | |
| Velo | 95.9 | 94.8 | 85.8 | 92.3 | 79.5 | 90.7 |
| Usage | 17% | 10% | 40% | 6% | 19% | 7% |
Game 2 Information
Starting Lineups
Chicago Cubs
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Cincinnati Reds
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| Ian Happ – LF | Joey Votto – DH |
| Kyle Schwarber – DH | Nick Castellanos – RF |
| Anthony Rizzo – 1B | Jesse Winker – LF |
| Willson Contreras – C | Eugenio Suárez – 3B |
| Jason Heyward – RF | Mike Moustakas – 1B |
| David Bote – 3B | Jose Garcia – SS |
| Jason Kipnis – 2B | Shogo Akiyama – CF |
| Nico Hoerner – SS | Kyle Farmer – 2B |
| Albert Almora Jr – CF | Curt Casali – 2B |
| Alec Mills – SP | Tejay Antone |
We’ll update the lineups for Game 2 when available.
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB% | K% |
| Tejay Antone | 16.1 | 1.65 | 0.80 | 12.9% | 35.5% |
| Alec Mills | 29.2 | 4.55 | 1.11 | 7.4% | 18.2% |
| Links: Tejay Antone’s Stats | Alex Mills’ Stats |
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Tejay Antone
2020 Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1% | 41.7% | .065 | .194 | .097 |
| LHH | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.4% | 26.9% | .136 | .269 | .273 |
Pitch Usage in 2020
| 2-Seam | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 95.7 | 80.0 | 83.8 | 87.9 |
| Usage | 42% | 11% | 43% | 3% |
Alex Mills
2020 Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| vsRHH | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.3% | 18.8% | .209 | .292 | .326 |
| vsLHH | 73 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6.8% | 17.8% | .224 | .288 | .388 |
Pitch Usage in 2020
| 4-Seam | 2-Seam | Slider | Change | Curve | |
| Velo | 90.4 | 90.6 | 78.3 | 81.2 | 66.3 |
| Usage | 19% | 37% | 11% | 19% | 14% |
When and Where
- Game time: 4:10pm ET
- Where: Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati
- Watch: Fox Sports Ohio, MLB.tv
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 84°, overcast, 0% chance of rain
NL Central Standings
| Team | Wins | Losses | GB |
| Cubs | 18 | 13 | – |
| Cardinals | 11 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Reds | 14 | 17 | 4.0 |
| Brewers | 14 | 17 | 4.0 |
| Pirates | 9 | 20 | 8.0 |
News and Notes
Aristides Aquino is back…. for today
With the double header, Aristides Aquino has been added to the roster as the Reds 29th player for both games.
Updated Playoff Odds
After the win last night, and a 3-game winning streak, the Cincinnati Reds playoff odds have improved quite a bit in the last two days. Fangraphs now projects them to finish 30-30 and gives them a 53.1% chance of making the playoffs. Baseball Reference now gives them a 28.8% chance of making the playoffs.