The Chicago Cubs have won six of their last seven after opening this series with a 12-5 rout. They look good to pick up another win here in Game 2 Friday night.

Cubs righty Yu Darvish (4-5, 4.36 ERA) has been dominant of late and he is 3-0 with a 2.92 ERA in six career starts against Cincinnati. Darvish fanned seven in six scoreless innings in a 5-2 win against the Reds on July 17. As for Reds starter Trevor Bauer (9-8, 3.85 ERA), the right-hander owns a dominant 0.46 ERA in three career starts vs. the Cubs, but he has not faced them yet this year. Bauer has been tagged with 11 runs (10 earned) on 16 hits and seven walks over nine innings in his last two starts combined.

The Cubs have had their woes on the road this season, but note that the Reds are just 1-6 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning record.

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