Chicago Cubs | Photos: Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) By Chris Sweda | csweda@chicagotribune.com | Chicago TribunePUBLISHED: June 2, 2024 at 1:02 a.m. | UPDATED: June 2, 2024 at 8:12 a.m.Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ 7-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on June 1, 2024, at a rainy Wrigley Field. Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field after midnight on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field after midnight on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field after midnight on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson celebrates with teammate Nico Hoerner after Swanson hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field after midnight on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) With rain steadily falling, a member of the grounds crew treats the infield before the start of a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) The clock on the Wrigley Field scoreboard shows the time after midnight as a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds stretches from June 1 to June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong advances to third base after a throwing error that came while the Cincinnati Reds tried to throw out Crow-Armstrong as he stole second base in the 8th inning of a game at Wrigley Field on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Shirtless fans cheer behind Chicago Cubs first baseman Cody Bellinger in the bottom of the ninth inning of a game between the Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Héctor Neris (51) celebrates with his teammates after closing out the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth inning of a game at Wrigley Field on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) A Chicago Cubs fan holds a Christopher Morel bobblehead for good luck during a Morel at-bat in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 2, 2024. Morel went on to strike out. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson celebrates as he runs into the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field after midnight after midnight on June 2, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) walks back to his position after making a costly error on a routine fly ball in the second inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) hits a grand slam in the second inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) starts to celebrate as he rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the second inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) starts to celebrate as he rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the second inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (right) is congratulated by teammates, including Dansby Swanson (7), after Suzuki hit a grand slam in the second inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ (8) is unable to catch a ball that went for a single for Cincinnati Reds catcher Luke Maile in the fourth inning of a game at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (5) reacts after being hit by a pitch in the third inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) takes off for third base before being tagged out in the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) slides into third base before being tagged out in the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) is unable to make a catch on a wide throw from Christopher Morel in the fourth inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Cincinnati Reds baserunner Stuart Fairchild takes off from second base after Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) was unable to handle a wide throw from Christopher Morel in the fourth inning of a game at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele (35) delivers to the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning of a game at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele (35) delivers to the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning of a game at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs fans wait out a rain delay before a scheduled game between the Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs fans wait out a rain delay before a scheduled game between the Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) A fan prepares for more rain during a weather delay before a scheduled game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on June 1, 2024. 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