Cubs meet the Reds after Crow-Armstrong's 3-home run game

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Cincinnati Reds (64-72, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (77-59, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Chase Burns (14-3, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (8-9, 3.78 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 144 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -142, Reds +118; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the Cincinnati Reds after Pete Crow-Armstrong hit three home runs against the Reds on Saturday.

Chicago has a 39-28 record in home games and a 77-59 record overall. The Cubs have the second-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .428.

Cincinnati has a 64-72 record overall and a 32-36 record in road games. The Reds have hit 179 total home runs to rank sixth in MLB play.

The matchup Sunday is the 10th meeting between these teams this season. The Cubs have a 7-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Crow-Armstrong has 27 doubles, seven triples, 36 home runs and 89 RBIs for the Cubs. Alex Bregman is 11 for 43 with two doubles, four home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Sal Stewart has 24 doubles and 30 home runs while hitting .265 for the Reds. Hector Rodriguez is 11 for 34 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .273 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs

Reds: 4-6, .250 batting average, 7.20 ERA, outscored by 21 runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Gavin Hollowell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dansby Swanson: 10-Day IL (side), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (blister), Phil Maton: 60-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Reds: Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (groin), Mike Toglia: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.