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Luis Castillo (9-3) struck out 10 batters over
six innings in his first start since appearing in the All-Star
Game. Cincinnati won for only the second time in the past six
games.
Kyle Schwarber went 2-for-5 with a solo home run to lead Chicago
at the plate. Jason Heyward finished 2-for-4 with an RBI for the
Cubs, whose three-game winning streak ended.
The Reds trailed 3-1 after five innings before scoring the
game's final five runs.
Cubs reliever Steve Cishek (2-5) took the loss after giving up
two runs (one earned) in one inning. He was one of four
relievers to appear after starter Kyle Hendricks, who held
Cincinnati to two runs in six innings.
The Reds opened the scoring with two outs in the first inning.
Suarez pounced on a 3-2 sinker and drove it over the ivy-covered
wall in left-center field for his 22nd homer.
The Cubs pulled even in the third when Schwarber clubbed a solo
shot an estimated 426 feet to left-center field. The blast
marked Schwarber's 20th homer of the season and his second in as
many games.
In the fourth, the Cubs scored twice to jump ahead. Heyward had
an RBI groundout to break the tie, and Anthony Rizzo added
another run when he scored from third base on a wild pitch by
Castillo.
Puig ripped a solo homer in the sixth to cut the Reds' deficit
to 3-2. It was his 22nd homer, which moved him back into a tie
for the team lead with Suarez.
Cincinnati added two runs in the seventh to grab a 4-3
advantage. Casali lifted Cishek's first pitch over the wall in
left field for his sixth homer. A fielding error by Cubs third
baseman David Bote allowed the go-ahead run to score.
The Reds tacked on two more runs in the eighth on Kyle Farmer's
RBI double and Michael Lorenzen's RBI single.
--Field Level Media
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