The Cincinnati Reds have been dominant on the road recently, and with the slumping Chicago Cubs coming to Cincinnati this Friday night, it seems likely that their momentum will slow down any, if at all.

Granted, the Reds' 7-2 road trip came against the struggling Marlins, Phillies and Mets. These three teams are currently the NL East's bottom three. But, the Reds needed some success after they won only 3 of their first 13 road games. Ouch. Cincinnati has now won 10 of their last 12 and 14 of their last 18 as they come home, where they have a 16-6 record.

"It's baseball, and you still have to play the games," shortstop Zack Cozart , who had a career dary with four hits in their 7-4 win over New York on Wednesday, told the team's official website. "Just because we're playing teams -- record-wise -- that weren't as good, we have to take care of business, and we did that."

The constant for the Reds has been Joey Votto , who's batting and insane .512 with three homers and nine RBIs during an 11-game hitting streak. He leads the National League with a .358 batting average. This is bad news for the Cubas, as Votto is batting .405 with six doubles over his last 10 games against Chicago (18-28).

If you're outside of the Chicago and Cincinnati viewing areas, you can check the game out tonight at 7:10 ET, by tuning in to MLB.tv for live audio or video.