The Cubs offense featured a balanced attack and Alec Mills shut down the Reds en route to an 8-5 win that felt just a tad bit less stressful than Monday night. Chicago handed the Reds a fourth straight loss by scoring in seven consecutive innings, while Mills worked efficiently and pitched mostly mistake-free.
Reds starter Tyler Mahle wasn’t bad in this one, going four innings and only giving up two runs, but David Bell pulled him early and the Cubs took advantage by scoring in every inning off the Reds ‘pen.
Javy Báez was the man of the night on offense, hitting big homers in the 7th and 9th inning after tagging a laser beam to left-center for a meager double in the 5th.