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 Chris Heisey singled off Hector Rondon (1-2) and stole second
before scoring on Hamilton’s grounder up the middle, and the Reds
added four insurance runs when Mesoraco homered for the fourth
straight game. Jonathan Broxton (3-0) earned the win after working a
scoreless eighth inning for Cincinnati, which has won six of its
last eight.
The Reds took an early lead when Hamilton doubled to begin the game
and Todd Frazier followed with a run-scoring triple off Jeff
Samardzija, who allowed one run on four hits while striking out
seven over six frames. Samardzija lowered his ERA to 2.53 while
retiring 10 of the last 11 batters he faced for the Cubs, who lost
their third straight.
 Chicago pulled even in the sixth on Anthony Rizzo’s one-out homer
into the left-field seats off Alfredo Simon, who yielded one run on
five hits while throwing 111 pitches over seven innings. Rizzo had
two hits for the Cubs, who have scored a total of five runs during
their losing streak.
Hamilton extended his career-high hitting streak to 11 games for
Cincinnati, which had two on and one out in the eighth before Pedro
Strop struck out Jay Bruce and Ryan Ludwick grounded into a
fielder’s choice to end the threat. Frazier went 3-for-5 to help the
Reds move over .500 for the first time this season at 38-37.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Reds 2B Brandon Phillips missed the game with a
bruised right heel and is listed as day-to-day. … Mesoraco’s homer
was the first allowed by Rondon since last Aug. 1, a stretch of 48
innings. … Mesoraco was hit by a pitch twice and walked in his other
two plate appearances before his ninth-inning homer.
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