The Chicago Cubs Look To Slow down the streaking Cincinnati Reds

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The Chicago Cubs Look To Slow down the streaking Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are attempting to stay on a winning streak as they begin a set with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs will have a great stopper on the hill in game one.

With his start pushed back a day because of the weather, Carlos Zambrano looks to continue his dominance at Great American Ball Park and prevent the surging Reds from winning their fourth in a row.

Instead of having to pitch at Wrigley, where he is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA, Zambrano will get the chance to continue his remarkable success on the road.

Zambrano has posted a 2.43 ERA in winning his last 10 road games, and has a 0.75 ERA in winning his last five starts at Great American Ball Park. The right-hander is also 7-1 with a 1.56 ERA in his last eight starts against the Reds.

Although Zambrano, who didn’t receive a decision in Tuesday’s 6-4 loss to St. Louis after allowing four runs and eight hits in seven innings, has regularly shut down Cincinnati, Chicago (17-21) has had little luck in this series.

The Reds (23-17) took two of three from the Cubs at Wrigley last weekend, and are 14-5 against Chicago since the start of last season, winning all six series.

Jay Bruce has been instrumental to this success. He homered and drove in three runs last weekend, and is batting .440 with five home runs and 11 RBIs in his last seven games in this series.

Bruce and Brandon Phillips each had two-run doubles in the seventh inning in Sunday’s 9-7 win over St. Louis to sweep a three-game series from the Cardinals for the first time since 2007.

The Cubs, in particular, are likely one team Phillips is worried about.

Phillips is batting .417 with eight RBIs during a six-game hitting streak after going 1 for 11 against the Cubs. In 62 games against Chicago since 2007, Phillips is batting .194, his lowest mark against any NL opponent.

The All-Star second baseman is hitting .209 with 11 strikeouts in 43 career at-bats against Zambrano.

The Reds counter with Homer Bailey (2-0, 0.69), who has had no trouble shutting down Houston after spending the first month of the season on the disabled list.

Bailey hasn’t had much luck against the Cubs, however, going 1-2 with a 7.65 ERA in four starts, allowing 29 hits and 13 walks in 20 innings.

The Cubs will get the series started with a win as they best the Reds with Zambrano on the hill.

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