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Sports on TV 5/23: Cubs Travel to Cincinnati for NL Central Showdown

The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds play their first game of the season on Friday at 6:40 p.m. EDT in Cincinnati.
This matchup arises as the Cubs lead the NL Central with a 30-20 record while the Reds hold third place at 25-26, both teams featuring key injured players.
The Cubs rely on Matthew Boyd , and the Reds are likely to start Hunter Greene , with top hitters including Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong and Reds' Elly De La Cruz.
Cubs have a 17-2 record when hitting two or more home runs, Crow-Armstrong has 12 homers with a.553 slugging percentage, and Reds maintain a 3.49 team ERA ranked third in the NL.
The game features close betting lines favoring the Cubs and follows a four-game Reds home winning streak, suggesting a competitive National League Central contest.

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