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Codi Heuer held the Reds scoreless over the final two innings to
record his second career save and first this season.
The Cubs took their first lead since Saturday in Miami when
Frank Schwindel doubled home Rafael Ortega against Reds rookie
starter Vladimir Gutierrez with one out in the third. It was
Schwindel's sixth straight game with an extra-base hit.
A line drive homer to right off the bat of University of
Cincinnati product Ian Happ doubled Chicago's lead in the sixth
to 2-0.
Hendricks (14-5) moved atop the National League in wins, holding
the hot-hitting Reds hitless until Tyler Naquin dropped a soft
liner in front of a sliding Ortega in center field with one out
in the fifth.
The hit put runners at first and second with one out. But
Hendricks struck out Shogo Akiyama and induced a ground out from
Gutierrez to get out of the jam.
Hendricks returned to form after he had his string of 16
consecutive starts without a loss snapped in his last outing
against Milwaukee in a 17-4 loss on Thursday.
Gutierrez (8-4), who had won four consecutive starts and five
straight decisions, allowed two runs and nine hits over six
innings, striking out seven and walking just one in suffering
his first loss in eight starts.
The Reds finally broke through in the sixth when Nick
Castellanos hammered a sinker deep into the seats in right to
cut the Cubs' lead to 2-1.
The Reds had a golden opportunity to at least tie the game in
the seventh when they loaded the bases with one out against
reliever Rowan Wick. But Jonathan India struck out looking, and
lefty Adam Morgan got Joey Votto to hit a grounder that
shortstop Andrew Romine fielded and threw out Votto by a
half-step.
--Field Level Media
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