After winning two of three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a brief home stand, the Cubs were back on the road Thursday night to take on the Cincinnati Reds.
Chicago got on the board first in this one. Kris Bryant was hit by a pitch with one out in the top of the 3rd and advanced to second on an infield single by Jason Heyward. That brought the red-hot Javy Baez to the plate and he promptly smoked a 2-1 pitch from Matt Harvey into the corner in right to knock in two runs, giving the Cubs an early 2-0 lead.