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Out of the starting lineup as he rested a sore left heel, Baez
hit Garrett's first pitch near the warning track in center
field. Garrett entered after Heath Hembree (2-5) loaded the
bases on two walks and a hit batsman.
A missed opportunity in the previous inning doomed the Reds, as
Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson pitched out of a bases-loaded,
no-outs jam in the eighth to keep the Chicago deficit at 5-4.
Contreras' solo home run in the bottom half of the inning tied
the game.
Cincinnati's Joey Votto homered for the third straight game and
drove in three runs. Kyle Farmer also went deep for the Reds,
who held a 5-3 lead after six innings.
Jesse Winker had three hits for the Reds, while Jonathan India
and Farmer added two apiece.
Rizzo put the Cubs ahead 2-0, hitting a two-run shot in the
first inning off Cincinnati starter Wade Miley. Rizzo has
homered in back-to-back games. Kris Bryant, Nico Hoerner, Jake
Marisnick and Rizzo each had two hits for Chicago.
Both starting pitchers worked 4 1/3 innings, with the Cubs' Kyle
Hendricks allowing five runs on nine hits with two walks and
four strikeouts. Hendricks had worked at least six innings in 13
straight starts entering Monday.
Miley scattered three runs and seven hits with five walks and
two strikeouts.
Craig Kimbrel improved to 2-3, allowing one hit and one walk
while striking out three in a scoreless ninth.
The Reds stranded 10 while going 1-for-13 with runners in
scoring position. The Cubs left 14 men on base and were 4-for-13
with runners in scoring position.
Cubs manager David Ross said before the game that Baez was
day-to-day as he contends with the ailment, which surfaced
Monday morning after Baez tweaked the heel running the bases in
the eighth inning of Sunday's win against Arizona.
--Field Level Media
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