CHC (102-57): LHP Jon Lester (19-4, 2.28)
CIN (66-92): RHP Tim Adleman (3-4, 3.90)
First pitch: 3:10pmCST
Lester rolled off another win on Sunday against the Cardinals, keeping them scoreless through 6.2. He last lost on July 3, that nasty game in Flushing. He’s 5-0 with an 0.48 in September--aka, finishing strong. He’s 2-0 with a 1.95 in his 4 starts against the Reds this year. Overall, they are 32-138 (.232) against him. Phillips is 8-24.
Adleman won in St. Louis in his last outing (7 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB). He had a no-decision against the Cubs before that, giving up 2 ER in 6.