Bryant and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back homers to cap a five-run fourth inning, and the Cubs continued their recent dominance of the Cincinnati Reds with a 15-5 victory Monday night.
Jon Jay had three hits with an RBI and finished a home run shy of the cycle as the Cubs extended their NL Central lead to 1 1/2 games over idle St. Louis.
Scooter Gennett hit a two-run homer, his 20th, in the eighth for the Reds, who have five players with at least 20 home runs to tie a club record.
The Cubs scored six times in the seventh — highlighted by reliever Mike Montgomery's two-run double and Rizzo's two-run single — to make it 12-2.
Don Baylor, who managed the Cubs from 2000-02, was honored before the game with a moment of silence and a video tribute on the Wrigley Field scoreboard.
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- Will the Cubs take advantage of a schedule that couldn't look easier?Chicago Sun-Times
- Cubs fire an epic shot at Hawk Harrelson after Anthony Rizzo homerComcast SportsNet Chicago
- Scooter Gennett pitches in long, strange Reds lossCincinnati.com
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- How bad was it? Gennett pitched in 15-5 lossDayton Daily News (blog)
