CHICAGO (Interstat) — Shota Imanaga pitched six innings of one-run ball with 10 strikeouts, Michael Conforto went 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBI, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. The Cubs extended their winning streak to nine games and their home winning streak to 15, longest at Wrigley Field since 1935.

Chicago erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning, capitalizing on a walk by Conforto and RBI hits from Pete Crow-Armstrong, Miguel Amaya and Nico Hoerner. Reds starter Rhett Lowder left in the fourth with right shoulder tightness, taking the loss. Cincinnati scored solo runs in the sixth, eighth and ninth on homers by Sal Stewart and Blake Dunn and a JJ Bleday double. Daniel Palencia recorded the save with one-third of an inning.

The Cubs improved to 26-12, while the Reds dropped to 20-18, losing their seventh straight. Attendance was 30,441. Time of game was 2:54.