W: Fernando Rodney (6-5)
L: Burke Badenhop (1-4)
SV: Hector Rondon (25)
Kyle Schwarber may only have 189 major league plate appearances, but he’s already showing that he could be a thorn in the side of the Cincinnati Reds for years to come. For the second time this season, the Middletown native came up with a go-ahead home run against his hometown team to give his Chicago Cubs a win.
With the Cubs down a run in the seventh inning in Tuesday’s game, Schwarber crushed an offering from Burke Badenhop over the ivy in Wrigley Field for a two-run home run that would put his team up for good.