CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Wood pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning and Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run of the season, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
The Cubs (5-3) won two of three games in the series and moved back into first place in the National League Central.
Wood (1-1) walked two and struck out seven. It was a nice bounce-back from his first start of the season in Colorado where he yielded three runs on seven hits in 4 innings.
Cincinnati starter Jason Marquis (0-1) was in trouble from the outset, allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits in four innings.