Here's What Stood Out in Cincinnati Reds' 7-5 Loss to Chicago Cubs

After a lengthy rain delay, the Cincinnati Reds had a 4-0 lead early, but couldn’t hold onto it as the Chicago Cubs rallied to win 7-5 on Sunday morning. Here are our key takeaways:

The Reds scored three runs by pure luck when Seiya Suzuki dropped a routine fly ball in right field in the second inning.
Hunter Greene was never comfortable in the rain, walking three batters before giving up a grand slam in the second inning. He settled down a bit and did end up going six innings.
Stuart Fairchild keeps on hitting the ball well against left-handed pitching, adding a hit and a walk tonight.
Jeimer Candelario had one RBI and two hits.
Spencer Steer added three hits. He was 0 for his last 13 coming into the game.
Jonathan India got on base three times.
Elly De La Cruz is really struggling at the plate right now. He is 0-9 with five strikeouts so far in the series.
The Reds' offense had so many opportunities to score, but couldn't take advantage of them.
Lucas Sims had his first rough outing in a while, giving up the go-ahead two-run home run to Dansby Swanson in the eighth inning. He had a 0.96 ERA in May.

The Reds will go for the series win on Sunday at 2:20 ET.

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