The Cincinnati Reds have virtually clinched last place in the NL Central — they’re 11 games behind Pittsburgh with 12 games left to play — but they are still a team that can put a damper on someone’s playoff hopes.
The Chicago Cubs were able to survive a series against the Reds over the weekend, taking 2 of 3 from Cincinnati, but it wasn’t easy — all three games were decided by a single run, including a 1-0 win in the middle game of the series.
Despite the low-scoring weekend in Chicago, this is a lineup that can still score a lot of runs, as we saw last month in that ridiculous 13-12 game in which Christian Yelich hit for the cycle and went 6-for-6.