Will Mike Leake be on the playoff roster? If he builds on his last start and finishes strong (as he did last season), he probably will be. With the Reds' weak bench depth and Leake's bat, he probably should be. There's an argument to be made that Devin Mesoraco would allow Navarro or Hanigan to pinch-hit, depending on who is catching. But there just aren't that many bats to depend on.
I'm not sure who Chris Rusin is. I'm not trying to be flip. I just don't know.
The Reds' magic number is 4... Lineups, bench and UltraflexBullP.E.N. log(X)treme after the jump.
LINEUPS
REDS
Brandon Phillips (R) 2B
Drew Stubbs (R) CF
Joey Votto (L) 1B
Ryan Ludwick (R) LF
Jay Bruce (L) RF
Scott Rolen (R) 3B
Dioner Navarro (S) C
Wilson Valdez (R) SS
Mike Leake (R) P
Bench:
Devin Mesoraco (R) C
Ryan Hanigan (R) C
Miguel Cairo (R) IF
Todd Frazier (R) 3B,1B,LF
Didi Gregorius (L) SS
Henry Rodriguez (S) 2B/3B
Xavier Paul (L) OF
Denis Phipps (R) OF
Chris Heisey (R) OF
Zack Cozart (R) SS - day-to-day
CUBS
David DeJesus (L) RF
Darwin Barney (R) 2B
Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
Alfonso Soriano (R) LF
Starlin Castro (R) SS
Luis Valbuena (L) 3B
Welington Castillo (R) C
Brett Jackson (L) CF
Chris Rusin (L) P
Surprisingly, it's probably time to rest Sean Marshall a little bit.