Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston on Tuesday night that dropped the Astros 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2016. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer in the first off J.P. France (0-3) and Tauchman hit a three-run drive. Tauchman added a solo homer in the eighth against Seth Martinez and tied his career high of four RBIs.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 8 | .636 | 0.0 | |
14 | 9 | .609 | 0.5 | |
13 | 10 | .565 | 1.5 | |
13 | 11 | .542 | 2.0 | |
10 | 14 | .417 | 5.0 |