Tonight was the 2016 home opener for the NL Central favorite Chicago Cubs. Brandon Finnegan did his best to send all those fans home in a bad mood, but the Reds bullpen (with an assist by manager Bryan Price) decided to be friendly to the Chicago faithful. Addison Russell’s home run in the 8th put the Cubs up 5-3 and they never looked back.
The Good
- Finnegan pitched 6 2/3 no-hit innings. His no-hit bid was broken up by David Ross with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th inning on Finnegan’s 107th pitch of the game.