Cubs Blow Out Reds, Twins Edge Cardinals; MLB Scores
Published on August 2 2023 6:04 am
Last Updated on August 2 2023 8:03 am
Dansby Swanson homered twice and drove in four runs while Mike Tauchman also went the distance and tallied four RBI.
Jeimer Candelario went four-for-five, scoring two runs in his first game since the Cubs got him in a trade with Washington Monday.
The Cubs finished with seven home runs which matches a record for the team from 1977.
The Cubs are now within four games of Cincinnati, the National League Central leader.
The Minnesota Twins snapped a five-game losing streak by edging the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2 Tuesday.
Donovan Solano hit a two-run single in the seventh that broke the 2-2 tie.
The Cardinals are now 47-61 on the season and 11 1/2 games back of league-leading Cincinnati in the Central Division.
Minnesota leads the American League Central Division with a 55-53 record.
Major League Baseball
Tuesday, August 1 Scoreboard
Minnesota 3, St. Louis 2
Chicago Cubs 20, Cincinnati 9
Texas 2, Chicago White Sox 0
San Francisco 4, Arizona 3
Boston 6, Seattle 4
San Diego 8, Colorado 5
Kansas City 7, New York Mets 6 (F/10)
Atlanta 5, Los Angeles Angels 1
Baltimore 13, Toronto 3
Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1
Tampa Bay 5, New York Yankees 2
Milwaukee 6, Washington 4
Philadelphia 1, Miami 1
Wednesday, August 2 Schedule (All Times Central)
Los Angeles Angeles at Atlanta, 11:20 a.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 12:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston, 1:10 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.
Boston at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 5:40 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
New York Mets at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.
Oakland at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
