The score was tied at 1-1, when Kittredge entered his third outing since the Cubs acquired him at the trade deadline. Then he walked Austin Hays, gave up a single through the left side of the infield to Miguel Andujar, and surrendered a three-run home run to Spencer Steer.

Chicago Cubs reliever Andrew Kittredge took the loss in his third appearance since being acquired at the trade deadline. He gave up four runs in the seventh inning.

Matt Shaw homered for the Cubs (65-48), who finished with four hits. They had just three hits in Monday night's 3-2 loss in the series opener.