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Eugenio Suarez homered and Alex Blandino drove
in a run for Cincinnati (72-81), which played the spoiler role
as it took two of three games in the series. The Reds have won
three of their last four and five of seven.
Willson Contreras homered and Kyle Schwarber drove in a run for
Chicago (82-70). The Cubs slipped three games behind the St.
Louis Cardinals for first place in the National League Central,
and they remained tied with the Milwaukee Brewers both in the
division and for the NL's second wild-card spot.
Reds left-hander Amir Garrett (5-3) got the win after striking
out Schwarber to end the ninth.
Cubs right-hander James Norwood (0-1) drew the loss. He faced
five batters and retired only one, giving up one run on two
hits, two walks and a wild pitch.
Reds closer Raisel Iglesias pitched a scoreless 10th for his
33rd save.
The Reds grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Suarez hit a 1-1
pitch an estimated 409 feet to straightaway center field for his
48th home run of the season.
Suarez's blast marked the most homers in a single season by a
Venezuelan-born player, passing Andres Galarraga, who hit 47
homers with the Colorado Rockies in 1996. It also tied him for
the most home runs by a National League third baseman, joining
Adrian Beltre (2004) and Mike Schmidt (1980).
Another homer milestone is within reach for Suarez, who is third
on the Reds' single-season list with nine games left. He trails
only George Foster (52 homers in 1977) and Ted Kluszewski (49
homers in 1954).
The Cubs pulled even at 1 in the bottom of the fourth. Nicholas
Castellanos led off the inning with his 56th double, which leads
the majors. He advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored
on a sacrifice fly by Schwarber.
The Reds regained a 2-1 lead in the seventh after loading the
bases with one out. Blandino hit a sacrifice fly to left to
drive in Iglesias, but Joey Votto struck out in the next at-bat
to end the inning.
Contreras hit his 24th homer in the bottom of the seventh to
make it 2-all. His blast to left-center field went 369 feet.
Reds starter Tyler Mahle went six innings, allowing one run on
one hit, the double by Castellanos. Mahle walked two and struck
out three.
Cubs starter Jon Lester worked five innings, allowing one run on
six hits, with two walks and five strikeouts.
--Field Level Media
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