Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
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Bregman's season-high 4 RBIs lead Cubs over Reds 8-4 heading into break
Chicago took two of three from the Reds and entered the All-Star break at 54-42, in position for an NL wild card and five games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
Cincinnati (43-52) lost its fourth straight series and is last in the division.
Bregman was a triple shy of the cycle after hitting a two-run homer Saturday. He had a go-ahead RBI double in the first, singled in the fifth and hit his ninth home run of the season, a drive off Pierce Johnson.
Bregman is hitting .241 with 41 RBI after signing a $175 million, five-year contract.
Matthew Boyd (5-1) improved to 5-0 in eight starts since losing his opening outing, allowing four runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Jacob Webb got two outs for his fifth save.
With the score 4-4, Dansby Swanson doubled off Chase Petty (1-2) starting the seventh and scored on Pete Crow-Armstrong's one-out single off Sam Moll, his first hit of the series.
Michael Busch's RBI double in the first built a 2-0 lead.
Cincinnati went ahead 4-2 in the third when Spencer Steer hit an RBI grounder, JJ Bleday singled in a run and Eugenio Suárez hit his 200th homer, a two-run drive.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott gave up four runs, four hits and three walks in four innings.
Reds: Begin the second half Friday at Colorado.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Steer flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Stewart grounded out to third, De La Cruz to second, Arroyo to third. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Webb relieved Thielbar |
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9th Inning | De La Cruz singled to left, Arroyo to second. |
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9th Inning | I. Johnson flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | I. Johnson hit for Hayes |
Statistics
 CHC |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 36 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 1 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 157 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.7 | Runs Created | 4.2 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .457 | Slugging Percentage | .361 |
| .371 | Secondary Average | .139 |
| .350 | On Base Percentage | .308 |
| .807 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .669 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.2 |
| 53.0 | Batter Rating | 30.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 36.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.93 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.54 |
| .200 | Isolated Power | .111 |
| 0.71 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .125 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| .114 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.111 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 93.3 | MLB Rating | 81.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 29,200 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 59 | 37 | .615 | - | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 54 | 42 | .563 | 5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 50 | 45 | .526 | 8.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 50 | 47 | .515 | 9.5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 43 | 52 | .453 | 15.5 | L2 |