Friday, Aug 28, 2026Wrigley Field2:20 PM ETPreview

CIN · Away · 63-71

Cincinnati Reds

NL Central · 4th · 19.5 GB

—:—

2:20 PM ET

CHC · Home · 76-58

Chicago Cubs

NL Central · 5th · 6.5 GB

Starting pitcher matchup

Rhett Lowder —

Cincinnati Reds

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

162nd

WHIP

—

174th

K/9

—

158th

BB/9

—

140th

FIP

4.67

HR/9

—

127th

OPS/R

0.713

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA3.35

Road ERA6.92

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

—

David Peterson —

Chicago Cubs

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

164th

WHIP

—

182nd

K/9

—

123rd

BB/9

—

147th

FIP

4.01

HR/9

—

59th

OPS/R

0.785

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA6.16

Road ERA4.26

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

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Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)

Reds vs — (David Peterson)

28th

in MLB

0.689OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Cubs vs — (Rhett Lowder)

6th

in MLB

0.745OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

2026 season team comparison

Cincinnati Reds

Stat

Chicago Cubs

— (30th)

Batting Average

— (8th)

— (26th)

OPS

— (2nd)

— (6th)

Home Runs

— (5th)

— (25th)

Runs Scored

— (2nd)

— (24th)

Team ERA

— (13th)

— (28th)

Team WHIP

— (10th)

— (22nd)

K/9 (Starters)

— (26th)

Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)

Reds

Runs Scored

0.55

0.40

0.38

0.59

0.50

0.44

0.26

0.45

0.40

Runs Allowed

0.61

0.53

0.47

0.54

0.42

0.54

0.48

0.64

0.66

Cubs

Runs Scored

0.52

0.58

0.53

0.56

0.53

0.76

0.59

0.51

Runs Allowed

0.44

0.49

0.45

0.60

0.53

0.50

0.33

0.61

0.31

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