A smorgasbord of baseball will be on tap this weekend at Great American Ball Park as Dale Sveum brings his fifth-place Chicago Cubs (46-70) into Cincinnati for a 4-game clash against the NL Central-leading Reds (71-47).
Though little remains at stake for the Cubbies this year, the Reds are hoping to increase their division lead and inch ever closer to both securing a playoff berth and earning homefield advantage throughout the postseason. They will be aiming to do that without the services of their best player, Joey Votto, who has been sidelined with a knee injury since July 16th.
Amazingly, the team has gotten by just fine in Votto's absence as evidenced by their 21-9 record. A large part of their success has been due to some stellar pitching turned in by their starters and relievers, as well as the hot hitting by Ryan Ludwick, Todd Frazier and Brandon Phillips (among others) to help fill the void offensively. But can they continue to hold the fort down while ...
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