Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds

CINCINNATI – A lot was expected from Alex Bregman when he signed with the Cubs this past offseason for five years and $175 million. By his own admission, the first half of the season has not been what he envisioned. Entering Saturday, Bregman was batting .235 with seven homers and 35 RBIs. But the signs are there that he’s starting to warm up, including big hits in big moments. Bregman delivered one of those on Saturday night as the Cubs assured themselves of being at least 10 games over .500 heading into the All-Star break. Carson Kelly homered in the sixth and then Bregman broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run homer in the seventh to power the Cubs past the Reds, 5-3, on Saturday night before 34,199 at Great American Ball Park. It was Chicago’s 26th comeback win, tied with Milwaukee for the fourth most in MLB this season. “I feel like it's guys just stepping up, having each other's back, and obviously next man up mentality,” Bregman said of Chicago’s resilience during an onslaught of injuries in the first half. “We've had a lot of guys go down. I feel like our whole rotation's been on the IL this year, pretty much besides Shota \[Imanaga\