Nick Lodolo has a tall task on his hands as he attempts to follow up Hunter Greene's masterpiece in the series opener.

Lodolo will make his best pitch to strengthen the Cincinnati Reds' postseason aspirations on Friday when he takes the mound at home against the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs in the second contest of their four-game series.

Greene carried a no-hit bid through 6 2/3 innings and settled for a one-hit shutout in Cincinnati's 1-0 victory in the series opener on Thursday. He retired the first 12 batters he faced and finished with nine strikeouts in front of an announced crowd of 18,532.

"Wish there were a little bit more fans in the stands, but for the fans that were here, I'm glad I was able to put on a show for them and we were able to get a win tonight," Greene said.

"We're

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