CINCINNATI – Javier Báez homered twice, doubled and scored on a deft dive to the plate, Alec Mills went six solid innings, and the Chicago Cubs extended their strong opening surge, beating the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Tuesday night.Chicago has won four of its first five games, scoring first in each one.
Jason Kipnis' triple — Shogo Akiyama lost it in the sun — got the Cubs going again. Mills (1-0) added to Chicago's stretch of impressive starts.