AP: Finnegan loses no-hit bid in 7th, Reds fall to Cubs 5-3
By ANDREW SELIGMANÂ – Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) – Not long after his first close encounter with a big league no-hitter, Brandon Finnegan was already looking forward to his next bid.
Finnegan took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before the Reds’ bullpen got pounded, and Addison Russell hit a three-run homer in the eighth to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over Cincinnati in their home opener on Monday night.
“I hope to experience it again and actually get a chance to go through with it,†Finnegan said. “It was a fun game.†…