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Cincinnati at Chicago

May 5, 2026
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Cincinnati will look to snap a four-game skid while ending Chicago's six-game win streak after the Cubs scored two in the ninth to win 5-4 on Monday night. The Reds have won Andrew Abbott's past three starts as he has gotten great run support. He allowed two runs on five hits in six innings in a 6-4 win over Colorado on Thursday. The Cubs are batting just .183 against Abbott in 93 at-bats with just a .323 slugging percentage. Jameson Taillon has a 4.41 ERA, and he has allowed 14 runs in his past 24 innings for the Cubs. The pitchers will be aided by a wind blowing in at Wrigley Field. Take the Reds. 

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