CHICAGO (Interstat) — Chase Burns pitched 5 2/3 solid innings and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Wrigley Field. Burns (15-3) allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out seven. Cincinnati (65-74) jumped ahead with three runs in the fourth inning, capped by Hector Rodriguez’s three-run homer, then added three more in the fifth on Tyler Stephenson’s two-run blast and a solo shot by Dane Myers. Sal Stewart homered in the seventh to make it 7-3. Chicago (77-60) had taken an early lead on Pete Crow-Armstrong’s first homer of the day in the first, but managed single runs in the second, fourth, eighth and ninth. Crow-Armstrong finished 2 for 5 with two homers and two RBIs. Emilio Pagan allowed a run in the ninth but earned his 19th save. Shota Imanaga (9-10) absorbed the loss. The Reds outhit the Cubs 11-9. Attendance was 36,308, and the game lasted 2:51.