A back-and-forth game at Wrigley Field turned on Cincinnati's middle-game power, as the Reds pulled away from the Chicago Cubs and held on through a late challenge.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| CHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong carried Chicago's offense with homers in the opening inning and the ninth. His final shot narrowed the gap, but the Cubs could not complete the comeback.
Héctor Rodríguez's homer brought Eugenio Suárez and Matt McLain home and put Cincinnati in front in the fourth. After Pedro Ramírez's flyout brought Ian Happ across the plate and tied the game, Dane Myers homered in the fifth to give the Reds the lead they would not relinquish. Tyler Stephenson's homer brought Elly De La Cruz home, and Sal Stewart later extended the lead with another homer.
Chase Burns earned the win after working into the sixth and limiting Chicago to two earned runs. Brock Burke protected the advantage before Emilio Pagan closed the ninth, allowing a late homer but preserving the Reds' lead. Shota Imanaga took the loss for the Cubs.
Cincinnati ended the night with a win, while Chicago's late push reflected the game's defining pattern: a late swing was enough to keep the Reds ahead.
Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs, 7-5.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .283 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:699302) went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .230 on the season).
- Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 double, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .250 on the season).
- Chase Burns allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits over 5.2 innings, striking out 7, to earn the win (15-3) (2.79 ERA).
- Shota Imanaga allowed 6 runs on 8 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (8-10) (4.01 ERA).
- Emilio Pagan allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (19) (4.05 ERA).
Chicago Cubs fell to 77-60; Cincinnati Reds improved to 65-72.