The Cincinnati Reds turned a two-run deficit into a 7-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field, scoring six times across the fourth and fifth innings to take control. Chase Burns supplied the foundation, striking out seven across 5.2 innings while limiting Chicago’s early advantage from becoming a larger problem. The Cubs pushed across a run in both the eighth and ninth, but Cincinnati’s lead held. The result moved the Reds to 65-72 and left the Cubs at 77-60.

Burns handled the lead with the sharper swing-and-miss profile, recording seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings and keeping Chicago from building sustained traffic. Shota Imanaga struck out four in five innings and mixed his pitches effectively, but Cincinnati scored six earned runs against him. Pete Crow-Armstrong kept Chicago within reach with two homers in a 2-for-5 night, and Nico Hoerner went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The Cubs scored in the seventh, eighth and ninth, yet the late push never erased the damage from the Reds’ decisive middle innings.

Cincinnati leaves Wrigley with a road win built on timely power and a starting-pitching edge, though the final two innings show the margin was narrower than the six-run burst suggested. The Reds will need that combination to remain competitive as they chase ground from 65-72. Chicago remains in position at 77-60, but the loss underlines the cost of allowing opponents to convert one early deficit into a multi-inning offensive run.