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Updated<\/span> Jun. 1, 2025 5:07 p.m. ET <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Associated Press<\/p>\n

CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Michael Busch homered and drove in three runs, helping Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong had three hits, scored three times and swiped two bases as Chicago closed out a 5-1 homestand. Dansby Swanson had a run-scoring double.<\/p>\n

The Cubs improved to 37-22, moving a season-high 15 games above .500. The NL Central leaders have won 15 of 20 overall.<\/p>\n

Taillon (5-3) pitched 6 1\/3 innings of two-run ball in his third consecutive win. The right-hander allowed three hits, struck out two and walked one.<\/p>\n

Taillon has a 2.70 ERA in six starts at Wrigley Field this season, compared to a 4.96 ERA in six road starts.<\/p>\n

Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which dropped two of three against Chicago for the second straight weekend. Nick Martinez (3-6) allowed five runs and seven hits in 4 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

The Cubs grabbed control with four runs in the third. Kyle Tucker doubled and scored on Crow-Armstrong’s two-out single. Swanson added an RBI double before Busch connected for his eighth homer, driving a changeup deep to right-center.<\/p>\n

Busch also hit a two-out RBI single off Brent Suter in the fifth. Crow-Armstrong singled and stole second before Busch delivered.<\/p>\n

The Cubs finished the game without Tucker, who was removed after four innings because of a jammed right ring finger.<\/p>\n

The Reds were limited to four hits after they had one in Saturday’s 2-0 loss. Third baseman Santiago Espinal and left fielder Will Benson each committed an error in the seventh, helping the Cubs score two unearned runs.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/h2>\n

Busch’s 413-foot drive in the third was his first homer since he went deep in a 7-2 loss at the New York Mets on May 9.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/h2>\n

The Cubs improved to 31-7 when they score at least four runs.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/h2>\n

Reds: Brady Singer (6-3, 4.60 ERA) starts Monday in the opener of a three-game series against Milwaukee. Fellow right-hander Aaron Civale (0-1, 6.00 ERA) takes the mound for the visiting Brewers.<\/p>\n

Cubs: Open a nine-game trip at Washington on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n

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