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Patrick Wisdom opened the 10th with a one-hop single to center
against Brad Brach (1-2), Chicago's first hit since the second
inning.
The Cubs held courtesy runner Willson Contreras at third base,
setting the stage for Heyward, who returned to the lineup one
night after he was a late scratch due to cramping in his right
hamstring.
Chicago (65-76) won for the eighth time in nine games while the
Reds (74-67) fell for the third time in four games.
Cincinnati, which lost its fifth straight series by dropping two
of three in Chicago, outhit the Cubs 6-4 in the series finale.
Chicago's Ian Happ opened the scoring with a solo home run in
the first inning to extend his career-best hitting streak to
nine games. Happ has homered in three straight games and in
seven of his past 13 contests. As a team, Chicago has gone deep
in 15 consecutive contests.
Codi Heuer improved to 7-2 with the victory with two perfect
innings. He stranded the Reds' courtesy runner in the 10th by
inducing a popup and getting two strikeouts.
Joey Votto slugged a game-tying solo home run against Cubs
starter Alec Mills with two outs in the fourth. The blast was
his 29th of the season and ninth against Cubs pitching in 2021.
The homer also was the 324th of Votto's career, tying him with
Frank Robinson for second in franchise history. Johnny Bench
holds the record with 389 home runs.
Jonathan India had two hits for the Reds and narrowly missed
breaking the 1-all tie with two outs in the eighth inning,
doubling off the top of the wall in center.
Mills dueled Reds counterpart Vladimir Gutierrez for much of the
night. Mills yielded one run and four hits in six innings with
one walk and three strikeouts. Gutierrez allowed one run and two
hits in five innings while walking two and striking out six.
Following a Sergio Alcantara bunt single with two outs in the
second, Reds pitching issued only two walks until Wisdom's hit
to start the 10th.
Cincinnati claimed the season series from Chicago 11-8.
--Field Level Media
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