After a lengthy rain delay, the Cincinnati Reds had a 4-0 lead early, but couldn’t hold onto it as the Chicago Cubs rallied to win 7-5
. Here are the key takeaways:
The Reds scored three runs by pure luck when Seiya Suzuki dropped a routine fly ball in right field in the second inning. Hunter Greene was clearly never comfortable in the rain, walking three batters before giving up a grand slam in the second inning. He settled down a bit and did end up going six innings.
Stuart Fairchild keeps on hitting the ball well against left-handed pitching, adding a hit and a walk tonight.Spencer Steer added three hits. He was 0 for his last 13 coming into the game.Elly De La Cruz is really struggling at the plate right now. He is 0-9 with five strikeouts so far in the series.Lucas Sims had his first rough outing in a while, giving up the go-ahead two-run home run to Dansby Swanson in the eighth inning. He had a 0.96 ERA in May.
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