Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
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Crow-Armstrong hits 45th homer as Cubs beat Reds 9-1, edge closer to playoff berth
Chicago (87-69) reduced its magic number to one and could wrap up a berth if the Diamondbacks lose to the Yankees later Sunday.
The Cubs began the day tied with the Padres and one game ahead of the Phillies for the top NL wild-card spot which would earn them home-field advantage in the wild-card round. The Cubs own the tiebreakers over the Diamondbacks, Padres, and Phillies.
Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman left Sunday's game in the fourth inning after being struck in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Michael Busch while standing near the on-deck circle.
Cubs left-hander David Peterson (9-8) allowed a run on three hits in seven innings with one walk and seven strikeouts.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the third. Ian Happ singled in a run and Nico Hoerner walked to force in another to extend Chicago's lead to 3-0. Pedro Ramirez's two-run single made the score 5-0.
Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder (6-12) allowed five earned runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
Michael Conforto's 15th home run made the score 6-1 in the fifth. Three batters later, Crow-Armstrong's two-run home run made it 8-1.
Seiya Suzuki hit his 25th homer of the season in the eighth.
JJ Bleday hit his 23rd home run of the season for Cincinnati. Reds right-hander Carson Spiers allowed four runs and three homers in four innings. He also struck out five.
Reds: LHP Andrew Abbott (6-11, 4.70) is scheduled to start Tuesday in Atlanta.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bleday grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Stephenson lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Stewart flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Rea relieved Cabrera |
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9th Inning | Ramirez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Conforto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hoerner out at second. |
Statistics
 CHC |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 4 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 4 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 40 | At Bats | 31 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 159 | Pitches | 118 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 24 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 9.1 | Runs Created | 0.5 |
| .325 | Batting Average | .129 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .600 | Slugging Percentage | .226 |
| .400 | Secondary Average | .194 |
| .386 | On Base Percentage | .156 |
| .986 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .382 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 9.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.4 |
| 63.0 | Batter Rating | 13.0 |
| 13.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.61 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.69 |
| .275 | Isolated Power | .097 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.13 |
| .091 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .031 |
| .075 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .065 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 106.0 | MLB Rating | 64.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 28,917 | 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 |