Cubs aim to stop 5-game road skid, play the Reds

Chicago Cubs (85-69, second in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (72-82, fifth in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Saturday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (8-5, 4.16 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Reds: Nick Lodolo (3-5, 5.12 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -140, Reds +115; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will aim to end their five-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati is 38-41 in home games and 72-82 overall. The Reds have hit 203 total home runs to rank second in the NL.

Chicago is 85-69 overall and 40-36 on the road. The Cubs have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.21.

The matchup Saturday is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Cubs have a 7-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sal Stewart has 25 doubles and 32 home runs while hitting .271 for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz is 13 for 36 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has 29 doubles, eight triples and 44 home runs while hitting .280 for the Cubs. Alex Bregman is 11 for 36 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 3-7, .219 batting average, 7.74 ERA, outscored by 44 runs

Cubs: 4-6, .248 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Reds: Julian Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Steer: 60-Day IL (wrist), Mike Toglia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cubs: Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Phil Maton: 60-Day IL (knee), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (ankle), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.