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1:05 pm EDT Sat Aug 7, 2010

After missing the first 3 1/2 months of the season while recovering from elbow surgery, Edinson Volquez has been a bit shaky since returning to the Cincinnati Reds’ rotation. A start against the struggling Chicago Cubs could be a good way for him to continue getting back on track. Volquez, who has shut down the Cubs in the past, looks to help the NL Central-leading Reds win a third straight game Saturday at Wrigley Field. Cincinnati defeated Chicago 3-0 in the series opener Friday, winning for the seventh time in nine games. Ryan Hanigan hit a two-run homer and Brandon Phillips added a run-scoring single for the surprising Reds, who are 14 games over .500 for the first time since going 96-67 in 1999.

Cincinnati, 5-10 versus the Cubs last year, is 8-3 against them this season. The Reds have won six of the last seven matchups, limiting Chicago to 13 runs. Cincinnati isn’t the only team that has given the Cubs problems, as Chicago has plated two runs or fewer in five of its last nine. The Cubs, losers of eight of nine, are now set to face Volquez, who has posted a 0.75 ERA in winning both career starts against them. Volquez hasn’t faced Chicago since his All-Star season of 2008, as injuries have limited him to 13 starts since. Making his fourth start since undergoing Tommy John surgery last August, Volquez was again wild in a 2-1 win over Atlanta on Sunday. The right-hander walked five and hit a batter, but yielded one run and three hits while striking out seven over five innings.