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05/06 21:58 CDT Busch and Crow-Armstrong help the Cubs beat the Reds 7-6 for
their 8th straight win
Busch and Crow-Armstrong help the Cubs beat the Reds 7-6 for their 8th straight
win
By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Michael Busch drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded
walk in the 10th inning after Pete Crow-Armstrong connected for a two-run homer
in the ninth, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 on Wednesday
night for their eighth consecutive victory.
It was the third consecutive walk-off win for the Cubs. Busch hit an RBI single
in the 10th inning of Tuesday night's 3-2 victory over the Reds.
Seiya Suzuki was intentionally walked by Brock Burke (1-2) before Busch was
nearly hit by a sinker on a 3-1 pitch, bringing in the winning run and
delighting the crowd of 34,143.
Ian Happ also homered as NL Central-leading Chicago won for the 18th time in 21
games overall. Happ finished with three hits and scored twice.
The Cubs also won their 14th straight home game for their longest win streak at
Wrigley Field since they also won 14 in a row at the iconic ballpark in 2008.
Matt McLain and Spencer Steer homered for Cincinnati in its sixth consecutive
loss.
The Reds trailed 4-2 before scoring four times in the ninth. Steer hit a
leadoff drive for his sixth homer, and Elly De La Cruz drove in two runs with a
tiebreaking sacrifice fly.
Suzuki fell down against the wall as he hauled in Cruz's drive to right, and
McLain hustled home from second to give the Reds a 6-4 lead.
But the Cubs rallied in the bottom half. Carson Kelly hit a one-out single and
Crow-Armstrong followed with a drive to left-center off Graham Ashcraft for his
fourth homer.
Happ extended his on-base streak to 27 games when he connected for his
team-high ninth homer in the first inning. It was his 33rd career homer against
the Reds, his highest total against any team.
Up next Rhett Lowder (3-2, 5.09 ERA) starts for Cincinnati on Thursday, and left-hander Shota Imanaga (3-2, 2.40) pitches for Chicago in the finale of the four-game series. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Up next Rhett Lowder (3-2, 5.09 ERA) starts for Cincinnati on Thursday, and left-hander Shota Imanaga (3-2, 2.40) pitches for Chicago in the finale of the four-game series. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
