A late swing separated the Chicago Cubs from the Cincinnati Reds, with Michael Busch’s homer breaking the tie and sending the Cubs to victory.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Busch provided the key blow with his drive to right-center, while Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner also supplied important offense. Chicago’s pitching held Cincinnati quiet after the Reds drew even.
Matt Shaw’s sacrifice fly brought Nico Hoerner home for the opening lead. Seiya Suzuki’s sharp line drive scored Dansby Swanson before the Reds answered: JJ Bleday’s single brought Eugenio Suárez across, and Ke'Bryan Hayes’ line drive scored Bleday to tie the game. Michael Busch then homered to put Chicago back in front. Nico Hoerner later singled home Ian Happ, and Dansby Swanson added a homer for insurance.
Nick Lodolo worked into the late innings for Cincinnati but was charged with the loss after Chicago regained the lead. Matt Boyd earned the win, and the Cubs’ bullpen kept the Reds from mounting another rally.
The Cubs extended their winning streak, while Cincinnati’s losing streak continued. The game turned on one late swing, and Chicago’s pitching made that advantage stand.
Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds, 5-2.
- Michael Busch went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .239 on the season).
- Dansby Swanson went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .220 on the season).
- Nico Hoerner went 2-for-4 with 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .265 on the season).
- Nick Lodolo allowed 3 runs on 6 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (3-6) (5.04 ERA).
- Matt Boyd allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (9-5) (4.06 ERA).
- Ryan Rolison allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, and closed it out for the save (3) (2.97 ERA).
Cincinnati Reds fell to 72-83; Chicago Cubs improved to 86-69.