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Ervin flied out to center fielder Heyward.

Votto grounded out, first baseman Rizzo to pitcher D.Holland.

Grounded out, first baseman Rizzo to pitcher D.Holland.

Reds

Castellanos homered to center on a 3-1 count.

Aquino homered to right on a 1-0 count, VanMeter scored.

Homered to right on a 1-0 count, VanMeter scored.

Suárez homered to left on the first pitch.

Votto homered to center on the first pitch.

Rizzo was hit by a pitch, Heyward scored, Castellanos to third, Bryant to second.

Was hit by a pitch, Heyward scored, Castellanos to third, Bryant to second.

Cubs first.  Heyward grounded out, second baseman VanMeter to pitcher Bauer.  Castellanos homered to center on a 3-1 count.  Bryant struck out.  Rizzo struck out.

Reds second.  VanMeter doubled to right.  Aquino homered to right on a 1-0 count, VanMeter scored.  Senzel grounded out, shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo.  Barnhart grounded out, shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo.  Peraza fouled out to first baseman Rizzo.

Reds fourth.  Suárez homered to left on the first pitch.  VanMeter grounded out, first baseman Rizzo to pitcher Darvish.  Aquino struck out.  Senzel struck out.

Reds sixth.  Winker grounded out, shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo.  Votto homered to center on the first pitch.  Suárez struck out.  VanMeter flied out to center fielder Heyward.

Reds seventh.  Cishek pitching.  Aquino grounded out, pitcher Cishek to first baseman Rizzo.  Senzel hit an infield single to third.  Barnhart grounded out, pitcher Cishek to first baseman Rizzo, Senzel to second.  Peraza singled to center, Senzel scored.  O'Grady pinch-hitting for Bauer.  O'Grady struck out.

Cubs eighth.  Lorenzen pitching.  Heyward walked on a full count.  Castellanos walked, Heyward to second.  Bryant singled to center, Heyward to third, Castellanos to second.  Garrett pitching.  Rizzo was hit by a pitch, Heyward scored, Castellanos to third, Bryant to second.  J.Báez grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman Votto to catcher Barnhart, Castellanos out, Bryant to third, Rizzo to second.  Happ struck out.  Schwarber grounded out, first baseman Votto to pitcher Garrett.

 The Cubs are 5-7 against the Reds this season -- the only division opponent they have a losing record against. Chicago has lost four of the six meetings in Cincinnati, with its starting pitchers posting a 2.90 ERA and its bullpen compiling a 6.20 ERA.

 The Reds have won three in a row, scoring at least six runs in each. They're averaging 5.60 runs after the All-Star break after averaging 4.23 before it for an improvement of 1.37 - second-biggest in MLB (Astros, 1.39).

 In 12 games this season against the Cubs, Eugenio Suarez is batting .388 with five home runs and 16 RBI. No Cincinnati hitter has had more RBI in a single season against the Cubs since Tony Perez had 22 in just 10 games in 1975.

 Nicholas Castellanos doubled again Wednesday, giving him six in his first seven games with the Cubs -- the most by a Cub in his first seven games with the team since Dick Bartell also had six in 1939. Castellanos, however, has just one double and a .097 batting average in eight career games against the Reds, his lowest average against any team.

 The Cubs' Yu Darvish, Friday's scheduled starter, is 2-1 with a 2.17 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break, which includes throwing six-shutout innings against the Reds on July 17. Darvish had a 5.01 pre-All-Star break ERA, and that improvement of 2.84 is fifth-best in MLB among ERA qualifiers.

 Luis Castillo, slated to start Sunday's finale for the Reds, struck out a career-high 13 in Monday's win over the Angels. Among ERA qualifiers, Castillo is second in MLB with a .188 opponents' batting average (Astros' Justin Verlander, .168) and has the highest percent of swings that miss at 38.4. In the pitch-tracking era (since 1988), the pitcher with the highest percent of swings that missed in a single season was Pedro Martinez at 35.8 in 1999.

HP - Hickox, 1B - Torres, 2B - Hernandez, 3B - Baker

Nicholas Castellanos has paid immediate dividends after being acquired by Chicago Cubs for a pair of pitching prospects before the trade deadline.
Castellanos has hit safely in all eight games with his new team heading into Friday's second contest of a four-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds.

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CINCINNATI (AP)  Trevor Bauer made quite a first impression in his new ballpark. The Reds are looking for a lot more in their final push to get back into the race.
Bauer fanned 11 batters in his Reds home debut Friday night, and Aristides Aquino homered again as Yasiel Puig's replacement, leading Cincinnati to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds on August 9, 2019

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