(CHICAGO) – Playing without Anthony Rizzo, the Chicago Cubs turned to Kyle Schwarber, and Nicholas Castellanos, and Alec Mills. Schwarber hit a three-run homer and made a diving catch in left field, and the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Castellanos added a two-run double in the eighth inning as Chicago moved a season-high 14 games above .500. The Cubs have outscored opponents 59-18 during their streak. Castellanos became the third right-handed hitter in MLB history to record at least 55 doubles and 25 homers in a season, joining Hall of Famers Hank Greenberg (1934) and Joe Medwick (1937). The Cubs (82-68) pulled within a half-game of Washington for the top spot in the wild-card standings and stayed two games back of National League Central-leading St. Louis, which held off the Nationals for a 4-2 win. Steve Cishek, Mills (1-0), Rowan Wick, Kyle Ryan and David Phelps combined for 5⅔ scoreless innings in relief of an ineffective Cole Hamels. It was Mills' first major league win in his 17th big league appearance. Cincinnati (70-81) had won three of four, but the Reds went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base. The homer was No. 37 for Schwarber, the highest total for a lefty batter for the Cubs since Hall of Famer Billy Williams hit 37 in 1972. Schwarber also robbed pinch hitter Derek Dietrich with a stellar grab on his liner to left in the fourth.