The Cincinnati Reds have beaten the Cubs seven times this season, including five times in the last two weeks.
This is the Reds team that was supposed to be in full rebuild mode, a Reds team pegged by anyone and everyone to finish last in the National League Central and be an utter non-factor during the 2018 season. All that, of course, can still happen and is happening, in a way. Even though the Reds have won 17 of their last 23 games, they are still a last-place team.
But the Reds were supposed to be a punching bag for the Cubs and other contending clubs this season.