{
  "id": 4561115,
  "title": "Rookie Sal Stewart homers for the 3rd straight game, helping the Reds beat the Cubs 7-5",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rookie-sal-stewart-homers-for-the-3rd-straight-game-helping-the-reds",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T03:24:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rookie-sal-stewart-homers-3rd-032435351.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CHICAGO — Rookie Sal Stewart hit his third home run in a row as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday night. Rain had caused a 25-minute delay in the game's start. Dane Myers scored the go-ahead run with a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning, and Tyler Stephenson added a two-run shot with a single in the sixth, pushing the Reds' lead to 6-3. However, Elly De La Cruz left the game with left quad tightness in the sixth. Stewart's 31st homer of the season was the final run scored by the Reds in the seventh inning. Pete Crow-Armstrong opened the scoring for the Cubs with his fourth home run of the game, following Chicago's 2-0 lead in the second inning. Michael Conforto drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single. Héctor Rodríguez contributed a three-run homer, tying the score 3-3 in the fourth inning. Ian Happ scored an unearned run in the bottom half of the fourth inning on a throwing error by Rodríguez. The Cubs honored former players Jon Lester, Jody Davis, and Vince Lloyd, who were inducted into the Hall of Fame during the game. Hall of Famer Greg Maddux threw wild on the ceremonial first pitch while the Cubs' 150th anniversary team was present. The Reds will send starting pitcher Brady Singer (5-12, 4.72 ERA) to start Monday night's game against the Padres in Cincinnati.",
  "summary": "Stewart homered for the 31st time — off Trent Thornton — for the Reds’ final run in the seventh.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Cincinnati Reds SS Elly De La Cruz exits game with quad problem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/cincinnati-reds-ss-elly-de-la-cruz-exits-game-with-quad-problem",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:12:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rookie Sal Stewart homers for the 3rd straight game, helping the Reds beat the Cubs 7-5",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rookie-sal-stewart-homers-for-the-3rd-straight-game-helping-the-reds-4562991",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:15:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}