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Votto answered back-to-back two-homer performances by belting a
two-run shot in the first inning. The 2010 National League MVP
has gone deep eight times in the last six games to boost his
home run total to 20, marking the ninth season that he has
reached that plateau.
Kyle Farmer added an RBI double and scored on Aristides Aquino's
sacrifice fly for the Reds, who won three of the four games in
this series and nine of 13 vs. Chicago so far this season.
Luis Castillo (5-10) won his second straight start after
allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out eight
batters in six innings. Heath Hembree surrendered a solo homer
to Ian Happ in the ninth inning before sealing the victory.
Chicago's Willson Contreras launched a two-run homer and Patrick
Wisdom also went deep to lead off the fourth inning. Javier Baez
went 2-for-4 in his return to the lineup after missing time with
a bruised heel for the Cubs, who have lost three in a row and
eight of their last 12 games.
Chicago's Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo were held out of the
lineup, causing many on social media to question whether either
star had been traded before Friday's deadline. Manager David
Ross dismissed that notion by saying it was merely a day off for
both players.
Jesse Winker ripped a one-out double in the first inning before
Votto stepped up two batters later and deposited a 1-1 fastball
from Alec Mills (4-4) over the wall in right-center field.
Wisdom halved the deficit before Chicago claimed a 3-2 lead in
the fifth inning, courtesy of Contreras' 464-foot homer over the
wall in center field.
Cincinnati answered Contreras' 17th homer of the season with
Barnhart's single to center field. Tyler Naquin and Votto scored
on the play.
Farmer gave the Reds some breathing room with his RBI double to
right field in the seventh inning. He capped Cincinnati's
scoring on Aquino's sacrifice fly to center.
--Field Level Media
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