"It's beautiful, man," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said about having the bleachers full of fans. "As a fan, as a player, as a manager, whatever, it's a cool place. It is 'The Friendly Confines.' It's cool, it's very cool. To get it all back together is really wonderful."
Reds starter Michael Lorenzen helped himself, hitting a two-run triple in the second. But the right-hander served up six runs (five earned) on five hits, including an RBI double by Kris Bryant in the fifth, and was pulled after 4 1/3 innings.