The road-Reds jumped on Chicago starter Jordan Guerrero early and often, getting RBI singles from both Scott Schebler and Cliff Pennington to take a 2-0 lead in the Top of the 1st. After leaving the bases loaded, they re-raked in the Top of the 2nd, as Jesse Winker singled on a sharp liner into RF and later scored on Eugenio Suarez’s 2-run blast to make it a 4-0 lead.
Avisail Garcia finally got Chicago on the board in the Bottom of the 4th, poking an RBI single into CF off non-roster invitee Vance Worley to make it a 4-1 game.