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09/19 20:37 CDT Boyd ends 6-start winless streak, Cubs beat Reds 5-2 to close
on playoff berth
Boyd ends 6-start winless streak, Cubs beat Reds 5-2 to close on playoff berth
By GARY SCHATZ
Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Matthew Boyd ended a six-start winless streak, Dansby
Swanson hit his first home run since coming off the injured list and the
Chicago Cubs moved closer to their second straight playoff berth by beating the
Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Saturday.
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.
Up Next Cubs LHP David Peterson (8-8, 5.11) and Reds LHP Rhett Lowder (6-11, 5.79) start Sunday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up Next Cubs LHP David Peterson (8-8, 5.11) and Reds LHP Rhett Lowder (6-11, 5.79) start Sunday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
