Busch’s walk-off single lifts Cubs past Reds in 10
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Michael Busch singled in Dansby Swanson in the 10th inning, hours after hitting a tying homer in the eighth, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.
Busch’s grounder up the middle off Sam Moll (1-2) handcuffed shortstop Elly De La Cruz, allowing Swanson to score from second. The Cubs improved to 24-12, extending their win streak to seven and their home winning streak to 13, their best at Wrigley since a 14-game run in 2008.
Cincinnati took a 2-0 lead on solo homers from JJ Bleday in the first and Nathaniel Lowe in the sixth. The Cubs tied it on Alex Bregman’s RBI single in the seventh and Busch’s homer in the eighth.
Jameson Taillon struck out five over 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits. Andrew Abbott fanned four over 5 2/3 scoreless frames for the Reds, who dropped their fifth straight and fell to 20-16.
Ryan Rolison (3-0) picked up the win with a scoreless 10th. Attendance was 34,777, and the game lasted 3:09.