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Cincinnati Reds-Chicago Cubs delayed 25 minutes by rain at Wrigley
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CHICAGO – The start of the Cincinnati Reds ' series finale against the Chicago Cubs was delayed 25 minutes by rain at Wrigley Field, Sunday (Aug. 30).
Originally scheduled as an afternoon game, the weekend series finale was flexed by NBC into their Sunday Night Baseball slot.
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After the delay, first pitch was thrown at 7:45 p.m. ET.
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Several minutes later, MVP candidate Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs led off the bottom of the first with his fourth home run in two games.
The Reds trailed 2-0 before responding with a three-run homer by Hector Rodriguez in the fourth and home runs by Dane Myers and Tyler Stephenson in the fifth for a 6-3 lead.
The start of the Cincinnati Reds-Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Aug. 30, was delayed by rain.
The Reds and Cubs split the first two games of the series, with Reds' Rookie of the Year favorite Sal Stewart hitting home runs in each game, giving him 30 for the season (along with 104 RBIs) heading into the final two games of August.
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The Cubs' MVP candidate, Pete Crow-Armstrong, hit three home runs in the middle game of the series, a 17-5 Cubs rout of the Reds.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Reds-Chicago Cubs delayed 25 minutes by rain at Wrigley
