Overview
- Cade Horton delivered 5⅔ scoreless innings against Cincinnati, allowing two hits, striking out six and stretching his personal scoreless streak to 23⅓ innings.
- Seiya Suzuki’s sixth-inning solo home run was his 27th of the season and tied him for seventh overall in MLB.
- Andrew Kittredge recorded an immaculate inning in the seventh, marking Chicago’s first nine-pitch inning since September 2022.
- Chicago’s bullpen combined for 3⅓ scoreless frames after Horton exited, and Daniel Palencia closed out the game for his 16th save.
- The win improved Chicago to 66-48 and maintained its hold on an NL Wild Card spot, while Cincinnati’s Andrew Abbott took his first loss since June.