After taking Monday off, the Chicago Cubs (54-25) came ready to play on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds (49-30), looking to push their winning streak to nine games. They were successful, jumping all over the Reds early and taking a lopsided 15-0 win behind Kyle Hendricks.
After a moderately slow start to the season, Hendricks is really starting to turn things around. He went seven shutout innings in this one and even hit his first career home run. The scoring started in the 2nd, with Ian Happ hitting a single to center field, stealing second base, and scoring on an triple by Jason Heyward to effectively win the game.