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Willson Contreras gave the Cubs a 5-4 lead in
the eighth with a two-out, pinch-hit RBI single on an 0-2 pitch
from David Hernandez (1-2).
Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Steve Cishek (1-2) was three outs from his fifth save for
Chicago, but walked Joey Votto to start the inning before Suarez
hit his towering blast to center.
Yasiel Puig had two hits, including a two-run homer, and drove
in three runs for the Reds. Votto had two hits and scored twice
and Jesse Winker contributed two hits.
Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant had two hits each for the Cubs,
including home runs. Kyle Schwarber also homered for Chicago.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks allowed three runs and six hits in
six innings. He struck out nine and walked one.
Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani had his shortest outing of the
season, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing four runs and five hits
while striking out two and walking three. He was tagged for
three home runs for the second straight game.
Cubs reliever Brad Brach, who blew the save in his last outing
against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, inherited a 4-3
lead in the seventh inning. He retired the first two batters
before giving up three straight hits, the last an RBI double by
Winker to tie the score at 4-4.
After Schwarber led off the first with a home run, DeSclafani
retired eight in a row before walking Schwarber with two outs in
the third. Bryant and Rizzo followed with back-to-back homers to
make it 4-0.
Hendricks had retired the first 10 batters before Votto doubled
with one out in the fourth and scored on Puig's two-out single
to cut the deficit to 4-1.
Winker singled to start the sixth inning and Puig followed with
a two-run blast to center field to cut the lead to 4-3.
--Field Level Media
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