CHICAGO – The Reds dropped their fourth straight game and fell to .500 with a 9-5 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
Box score: Cubs 9, Reds 5
Here are some of the main storylines from Tuesday’s game:
Short starts: The announcement of the weather at first pitch was enough to portend a high-scoring game – it was 87 degrees with a 20-mph wind blowing out to straight center.
Reds starter Bronson Arroyo went just five innings and Cubs starter John Lackey 5 u2153, as the two starters combined to give up eight runs and two homers each.