Game Thread: Cubs @ Reds – Wed, Oct 05 @ 04:10 PM EDT

#[Cubs](/r/CHICubs) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/chccin_684.jpg) [Reds](/r/Reds) – Wed, Oct 05

###Game Status: Pre-Game – First Pitch is scheduled for 04:10 PM EDT

###Links & Info
* Current conditions at Great American Ball Park: 76°F – Sunny – Wind 3 mph, Out To LF
* TV: **Cubs**: Marquee Sports Network, **Reds**: Bally Sports Ohio
* Radio: **Cubs**: 670 The Score, **Reds**: WLW 700
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/663131/)
* [Statcast Game Preview](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/preview?game_pk=663131)

|NLC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[St. Louis Cardinals](/r/Cardinals)|93|68|- (-)|-|- (-)|
|2|[Milwaukee Brewers](/r/Brewers)|86|75|7.0 (E)|4|1.0 (1)|
|3|[Chicago Cubs](/r/CHICubs)|73|88|20.0 (E)|7|14.0 (E)|
|**4**|**[Cincinnati Reds](/r/Reds)**|**62**|**99**|**31.0 (E)**|**10**|**25.0 (E)**|
|5|[Pittsburgh Pirates](/r/Buccos)|61|100|32.0 (E)|11|26.0 (E)|

||Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)|Report|
|:–|:–|:–|
|[Cubs](/r/CHICubs)|[Adrian Sampson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592716) (4-5, 3.10 ERA, 101.2 IP)|No report posted.|
|[Reds](/r/Reds)|[Graham Ashcraft](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668933) (5-5, 4.52 ERA, 99.2 IP)|No report posted.|

|Cubs Lineup vs. [Ashcraft](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668933)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [McKinstry](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656716) – 2B|.000|.000|3|0|0|0|
|2 [Suzuki, S](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=673548) – RF|.200|.400|5|0|0|0|
|3 [Wisdom](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621550) – 3B|.286|1.000|7|1|5|3|
|4 [Happ](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664023) – LF|.600|1.314|5|0|1|1|
|5 [Reyes, F](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=614177) – DH|.750|2.550|4|1|2|0|
|6 [Hoerner](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663538) – SS|.167|.619|6|0|3|1|
|7 [Higgins](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664731) – C|.667|1.334|3|0|0|0|
|8 [Bote](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=623520) – 1B|.500|1.000|2|0|0|0|
|9 [Morel](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=666624) – CF|1.000|2.333|3|0|2|0|
|10 [Sampson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592716) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

|Reds Lineup vs. [Sampson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592716)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Lopez, A](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664670) – DH|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|2 [Fraley](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641584) – RF|.750|2.000|8|1|1|1|
|3 [Farmer, K](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=571657) – 3B|.273|.818|11|1|3|0|
|4 [Solano](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=456781) – 1B|.667|1.467|3|0|0|1|
|5 [Fairchild](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656413) – LF|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|6 [Steer](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668715) – 2B|.000|.000|5|0|0|1|
|7 [Siani](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=672279) – CF|.000|.000|3|0|0|0|
|8 [Barrero](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=676480) – SS|.143|.393|7|0|0|3|
|9 [Romine](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=519222) – C|.250|.500|4|0|0|2|
|10 [Ashcraft](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668933) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

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