The Cubs have up and down over the last few weeks, alternating nauseating losses with easy wins as they stave off the erosion of their early division lead. They missed out on a chance to effectively bury the Cardinals this past weekend, but now they can try to do more of the same with three games against a Reds team that sits 5.5 games back.
It’s a pretty familiar lineup being marched out tonight by Cubs’ Manager, David Ross. Ian Happ leads off, Kris Bryant bats second, followed by Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, and Kyle Schwarber.