Game Thread: Reds @ Cubs – Fri, Sep 30 @ 02:20 PM EDT

#[Reds](/r/Reds) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/cinchc_684.jpg) [Cubs](/r/CHICubs) – Fri, Sep 30

###Game Status: Pre-Game – First Pitch is scheduled for 02:20 PM EDT

###Links & Info
* Current conditions at Wrigley Field: 66°F – Partly Cloudy – Wind 6 mph, Varies
* TV: **National**: MLBN (out-of-market only), **Reds**: Bally Sports Ohio, **Cubs**: Marquee Sports Network
* Radio: **Reds**: WLW 700, **Cubs**: WRTO 1200 (es), 670 The Score
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/663099/)
* [Statcast Game Preview](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/preview?game_pk=663099)

|NLC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[St. Louis Cardinals](/r/Cardinals)|90|66|- (-)|-|- (-)|
|2|[Milwaukee Brewers](/r/Brewers)|83|73|7.0 (E)|4|0.5 (7)|
|3|[Chicago Cubs](/r/CHICubs)|70|86|20.0 (E)|7|13.5 (E)|
|**4**|**[Cincinnati Reds](/r/Reds)**|**60**|**96**|**30.0 (E)**|**10**|**23.5 (E)**|
|5|[Pittsburgh Pirates](/r/Buccos)|59|97|31.0 (E)|11|24.5 (E)|

||Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)|Report|
|:–|:–|:–|
|[Reds](/r/Reds)|[Graham Ashcraft](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668933) (5-4, 4.18 ERA, 97.0 IP)|No report posted.|
|[Cubs](/r/CHICubs)|[Adrian Sampson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592716) (3-5, 3.23 ERA, 94.2 IP)|No report posted.|

|Reds Lineup vs. [Sampson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592716)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Friedl](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670770) – LF|.000|.000|3|0|0|0|
|2 [India](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663697) – DH|.375|1.125|8|1|1|1|
|3 [Farmer, K](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=571657) – 3B|.375|1.125|8|1|3|0|
|4 [Fraley](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641584) – RF|.800|1.800|5|0|0|1|
|5 [Solano](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=456781) – 1B|1.000|2.000|1|0|0|0|
|6 [Steer](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668715) – 2B|.000|.000|2|0|0|0|
|7 [Siani](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=672279) – CF|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|8 [Barrero](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=676480) – SS|.200|.533|5|0|0|2|
|9 [Romine](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=519222) – C|.500|1.000|2|0|0|0|
|10 [Ashcraft](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668933) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

|Cubs Lineup vs. [Ashcraft](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668933)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Quiroz](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=606019) – 2B|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|2 [Suzuki, S](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=673548) – RF|.000|.000|3|0|0|0|
|3 [Wisdom](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621550) – 3B|.400|1.400|5|1|5|2|
|4 [Happ](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664023) – LF|.500|1.100|4|0|1|1|
|5 [Reyes, F](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=614177) – DH|.667|2.334|3|1|2|0|
|6 [Hoerner](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663538) – SS|.000|.200|4|0|0|1|
|7 [Gomes](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543228) – C|.000|.500|1|0|0|0|
|8 [Higgins](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664731) – 1B|1.000|2.000|2|0|0|0|
|9 [Morel](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=666624) – CF|1.000|2.000|2|0|1|0|
|10 [Sampson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592716) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

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^^^Posted: ^^^09/30/2022 ^^^12:20:01 ^^^PM ^^^EDT