The Cincinnati Reds gave up two sloppy runs in the eighth and are on pace to be shut out 25 times this season.

Drew Pomeranz, Ben Brown, Brad Keller and Daniel Palencia combined on a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0.

Off to their best start to a season since 2016, the Chicago Cubs will face the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.

Drew Pomeranz, Ben Brown, Brad Keller and Daniel Palencia combined on a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on Saturday.

Andrew Abbott pitched seven shutout innings in his third consecutive win, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Ben Brown followed opener Drew Pomeranz to start the second inning and retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced. Cincinnati did not record its first hit until TJ Friedl singled up the middle with two outs in the sixth inning.

After lefty reliever Drew Pomeranz’s 1-2-3 first inning, Brown threw six scoreless innings of one-hit ball, matching a season high with nine strikeouts and helping the Cubs to a 2-0 win.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Austin Hays is hitting .303 with six home runs in 31 games before fouling a ball off his foot in Kansas City on Wednesday.