Paul Sullivan: Alex Bregman ends the first half on a roll as the Cubs beat the Reds 8-4

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Alex Bregman helped the Chicago Cubs maintain momentum in the first half of the MLB season with key performances. The Cubs featured strong streaks and excellent defense, highlighted by MVP-level play and emerging starters.

CINCINNATI — Alex Bregman described the Chicago Cubs’ first half of the season Saturday as a time of “some high highs and some low lows,” which sounds about right. It was highlighted by a pair of 10-game win streaks, an MVP-caliber performance by Pete Crow-Armstrong, the emergence of Ben Brown as a primetime starter and the continued defensive excellence that has been the team’s hallmark under ...