NEW You can now listen to articles from Fox News!
The Chicago Cubs took home MLB Game 2 at the Field of Dreams over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night, 4-2.
Before the game started, MLB paid tribute to the movie that the game is named after. Former Red Ken Griffey Jr. and his father, Ken Griffey Sr., came out of the corn, recited the famous lines from the final scene of the movie and had a catch in the field surrounded by several children and adults.
Then the teams, along with a couple of their legends like Ferguson Jenkins and Johnny Bench, entered the field through the corn.
After Jessie James Decker’s rendition of the National Anthem, it was time to play ball.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
After Reds starter Nick Lodolo got two quick outs, it allowed four straight Cubs to reach base. He hit Patrick Wisdom with a pitch, and Seiya Suzuki’s double drove him in from first. Nico Hoerner singled and then scored on Ian Happ’s double. The Reds were in a 3-0 hole that they couldn’t climb out of.
The Reds threatened in the second inning, putting their first two runners on, but Drew Smyly struck out. Nick Madrigal added an RBI single for the Cubs in the fourth.
Cincinnati couldn’t get anything going on offense until the seventh inning. They took advantage of their first two batters reaching base. Matt Reynolds doubled to the right-center field wall that scored both runners, cutting the Cubs’ lead in half. However, Nick Senzel struck out, Kyle Farmer struck out and Joey Votto struck out to end the threat.
The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs leave the cornfield before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at The MLB Field at Field of Dreams on Thursday, August 11, 2022, in Dyersville, Iowa. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
MLB AT THE FIELD OF DREAMS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2022 GAME BETWEEN THE CUBS, REDS
Smyly pitched five scoreless innings and struck out nine batters. Brandon Hughes and Rowan Wick combined for three perfect innings of relief, with Wick recording the save. They also struck out a combined five batters.
Lodolo allowed all four Cubs runs, followed by 4.1 scoreless frames out of the Reds’ bullpen.
Willson Contreras rolled his ankle in the third inning and rolled in pain. He was tagged between second and third, which gave him time to come off the injury and rest — he stayed in the game. Madrigal led the way with three hits.
Former baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. (L) and his father Ken Griffey Sr. take the field before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at the Field of Dreams on August 11, 2022 in Dyersville, Iowa. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Both teams will have Friday off before continuing their three-game set in Cincinnati on Saturday night.