The Chicago Cubs (44-23) entered their four-game series with the Cincinnati Reds (42-24) with a 1.5 game division lead and were able to escape the weekend with that lead intact thanks to Jon Lester. The big lefty returned from his back injury and pitched his team to a series split Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, via MLB 20 The Show.
Anthony Rizzo put the Cubs on the board with a solo homer off of Luis Castillo in the top of the 1st. He drilled a curveball with one out, sending it deep to right field to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.