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The Cincinnati Reds gave up two sloppy runs in the eighth and are on pace to be shut out 25 times this season.
Wade Miley signed a one-year split deal with the Cincinnati Reds in January as he rehabbed from Tommy John surgery. He has a June 1 opt-out clause.
Off to their best start to a season since 2016, the Chicago Cubs will face the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.
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Drew Pomeranz, Ben Brown, Brad Keller and Daniel Palencia combined on a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0.
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Ben Brown followed opener Drew Pomeranz to start the second inning and retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced. Cincinnati did not record its first hit until TJ Friedl singled up the middle with two outs in the sixth inning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers took roughly $3 million in payroll commitment off the Cincinnati Reds' hands in Alexis Díaz trade.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nick Martinez (3-5, 3.48 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (4-3, 3.86 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)
"I think we're just now starting to play the way we feel we should be playing. Hopefully, we keep that going and we don't have to worry about it."
Southpaw Joe La Sorsa is currently on a minor league deal in the Reds organization, but Ari Alexander of KPRC2