Cubs Blow Out Reds, Twins Edge Cardinals; MLB Scores

Dansby Swanson homered twice and drove in four runs while Mike Tauchman also went the distance and tallied four RBI.

Jeimer Candelario went four-for-five, scoring two runs in his first game since the Cubs got him in a trade with Washington Monday.

The Cubs finished with seven home runs which matches a record for the team from 1977.

The Cubs are now within four games of Cincinnati, the National League Central leader.

The Minnesota Twins snapped a five-game losing streak by edging the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2 Tuesday.

Donovan Solano hit a two-run single in the seventh that broke the 2-2 tie.

The Cardinals are now 47-61 on the season and 11 1/2 games back of league-leading Cincinnati in the Central Division.

Minnesota leads the American League Central Division with a 55-53 record.

Major League Baseball

Tuesday, August 1 Scoreboard

Minnesota 3, St. Louis 2

Chicago Cubs 20, Cincinnati 9

Texas 2, Chicago White Sox 0

San Francisco 4, Arizona 3

Boston 6, Seattle 4

San Diego 8, Colorado 5

Kansas City 7, New York Mets 6 (F/10)

Atlanta 5, Los Angeles Angels 1

Baltimore 13, Toronto 3

Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1

Tampa Bay 5, New York Yankees 2

Milwaukee 6, Washington 4

Philadelphia 1, Miami 1

Wednesday, August 2 Schedule (All Times Central)

Los Angeles Angeles at Atlanta, 11:20 a.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 5:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

New York Mets at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.

Oakland at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.