Much has happened since the Cubs split two games (and had one rained out) in Cincinnati in early April. The Cubs got off to a hot start, the Reds didn’t, but both teams have played a bit better this week.
For more on the Reds, here’s Wick Terrell, manager of our SB Nation Reds site Red Reporter.
The Cincinnati Reds traded away Sonny Gray, Luis Castillo,and Tyler Mahle before and during the 2022 Major League Baseball season. The thought was that they’d backfill the rotation with emerging arms like Nick Lodolo, Hunter Greene, and Graham Ashcraft while rebuilding — a thought that, on paper, maybe had a smidge of merit.