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Willson Contreras sits at 97 hits this season, and will look for his 100th when his Chicago Cubs (56-78) play the Cincinnati Reds (53-79) on Tuesday at 7:40 PM ET. The Cubs are favored (-175) over the Reds (+150). Chicago’s Wade Miley gets the start against Cincinnati’s Justin Dunn.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cubs vs. Reds
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cubs | -175 | – |
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs average 1.0 home run per game to rank 17th in MLB action with 134 total home runs .
- The Cubs are 19th in MLB with a .240 batting average.
- The Cubs’ .311 on-base percentage is 18th in the league.
- The Cubs strike out 8.8 times per game, the fifth-worst mark in baseball.
- The Cubs average 0.9 homers per home game this season (62 total at home).
- The Cubs are averaging 2.7 extra-base hits per game while slugging .391 at home.
- The club averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .249 at home this season.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ leads Chicago in slugging percentage (.455) thanks to 53 extra-base hits.
- Among the qualifying hitters in baseball, Happ’s batting average ranks 35th, his on-base percentage ranks 34th, and he is 40th in slugging.
- Contreras leads the Cubs in OBP (.351) and total hits (97) this season.
- Contreras is 90th in batting average, 32nd in on-base percentage and 26th in slugging in the majors.
- Contreras has picked up a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .188 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .281 with a .396 slugging percentage and 47 RBI this year.
- Seiya Suzuki is batting .260 with a .332 OBP and 40 RBI for Chicago this season.
Reds Stats & Trends
Reds Batting
- The Reds’ 130 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
- The Reds rank 16th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
- The Reds have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- The Reds rank 23rd with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.
- They’ve hit 49 homers, an average of 0.8 per game, in 64 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .344 in 64 road games this season.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .228 with 7.7 base hits per contest.
Reds Key Batters
- Kyle Farmer has racked up a team-high OBP (.323) and slugging percentage (.368), and leads the Reds in hits (108).
- Including all the qualifying players in the majors, Farmer is 69th in batting average, 81st in on-base percentage and 121st in slugging percentage.
- Jonathan India is hitting .265 with 14 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 20 walks.
- Nick Senzel has 12 doubles, four home runs and 26 walks while batting .242.
- TJ Friedl has six doubles, four triples, five home runs and eight walks while hitting .275.
Cubs vs. Reds Probable Pitchers
| Miley | Dunn | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | GS | 5 |
| 0-0 | W-L | 1-2 |
| – | ERA | 4.63 |
| 0 | IP | 23.1 |
| 0 | BB | 10 |
| 0 | SO | 19 |
