A day after clinching a playoff berth, the Cubs ran into an absolute buzzsaw by the name of Hunter Greene on Thursday night. The Reds ace threw a complete-game shutout at the Great American Ball Park in a contest where just a single run crossed the plate.
Colin Rea was also brilliant, putting together what was easily his best performance in a Cubs uniform. Maybe any uniform. Cincinnati scored the only run in the 4th inning when Austin Hays doubled and then came home when Will Benson followed with his own shot off the wall.