Rookie Cade Horton threw 5 2/3 shutout innings to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs looked like the team they were heading into the All-Star break, as home runs, a near shutout and an immaculate inning helped them avoid a Cincinnati Reds sweep.

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Preview the Aug. 5 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs meet in the second game of their three-game set Tuesday with both teams in the MLB playoff picture. The Reds, who won 3-2 in the opener thanks to TJ Friedl's RBI single in the seventh inning,