Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
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Boyd ends 6-start winless streak, Cubs beat Reds 5-2 to close on playoff berth
Michael Busch hit a tiebreaking home run off Nick Lodolo (3-6) in the sixth inning for a 3-2 lead, reaching 20 homers for the third time in four seasons.
Swanson added a ninth-inning drive against Zach McCambley, Swanson's home run and first since Aug. 12. Swanson returned Friday from a strained left oblique that had sidelined him since Aug. 16.
Chicago (86-69), which leads the major leagues with 214 home runs, began the day tied with Philadelphia and San Diego for the three NL wild cards.
Boyd (9-5) had been been 0-4 since beating Kansas City on Aug. 9. He allowed two runs — one earned — and two hits in five innings as part of a four-hitter.
Lodolo gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings for the Reds, who have lost nine of 12.
Matt Shaw's sacrifice fly in the second and Seiya Suzuki RBI single in the fifth built a 2-0 lead.
Cincinnati tied the score in the bottom half on Swanson's run-scoring throwing error at shortstop and . Ke’Bryan Hayes' RBI single.
Nico Hoerner added a run-scoring single in the eighth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bleday fouled out to catcher. |
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9th Inning | Rolison relieved Zeferjahn |
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9th Inning | Brito lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Suárez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Stephenson singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Bregman struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 CHC |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 132 | Pitches | 135 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 4 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 4.8 | Runs Created | 0.2 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .129 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .455 | Slugging Percentage | .129 |
| .303 | Secondary Average | .097 |
| .316 | On Base Percentage | .206 |
| .770 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .335 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 4.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.2 |
| 36.0 | Batter Rating | 10.0 |
| 16.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.47 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .212 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.75 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .079 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| .061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 3.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 86.0 | MLB Rating | 61.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 37,031 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 59 | W5 | 0.63580245 | 103 |
| Chicago |
14 | 73 | W1 | 0.5493827 | 89 |
 Pittsburgh |
21 | 80 | W1 | 0.50617284 | 82 |
 St. Louis |
26 | 85 | L4 | 0.47530866 | 77 |
| Cincinnati |
28 | 87 | L1 | 0.46296296 | 75 |