The Cubs got their big series in Cincinnati off to a good start by winning the first game of a day/night doubleheader Friday afternoon. Ian Happ and Cody Bellinger were the main contributors as the road team won rather comfortably.
Starting pitchers Jordan Wicks and Graham Ashcraft kept things scoreless through three innings before Bellinger put the Cubs ahead with a solo home run in the top of the 4th. The Reds tied things up on an RBI single by Noelvi Marte in the bottom of the frame.