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Smyly (5-6) struck out a season-high nine batters in working out
of jams in each of the first three innings. Rowan Wick pitched
the ninth inning for his seventh save in nine chances.
In keeping with the theme of nostalgia next to the site of the
1989 namesake movie, the Reds wore 1919 throwback uniforms,
reflective of the era when the Reds beat the Chicago White Sox
in the World Series. That Series triggered the "Black Sox"
scandal and tarnished the name of Shoeless Joe Jackson, played
by the late actor Ray Liotta in the movie.
The Cubs, wearing early 1900s throwback outfits, rallied with
two outs and nobody on in the first inning against Cincinnati
starter and loser Nick Lodolo (3-4), who walked four and allowed
all four runs over 4 2/3 innings.
The three-run uprising started when Lodolo hit Patrick Wisdom on
the back foot with a breaking ball. Seiya Suzuki doubled to
left-center field to score Wisdom for a 1-0 lead. Nico Hoerner
then singled home Suzuki and Ian Happ doubled to score Hoerner
to cap the three-run first inning.
Willson Contreras turned his left ankle while rounding second
base in the third inning on a Wisdom single. He fell immediately
to the ground and was tagged out for the first out of the
inning. Contreras remained in the game.
Madrigal singled home Nelson Velazquez in the fourth inning to
make it 4-0.
In suffering a fourth straight loss, the Reds again had trouble
generating offense. They had their chances, with runners on
first and second in the first, second and third innings.
The Reds finally broke through in the seventh when Matt Reynolds
doubled home Jose Barrero and Jake Fraley with none out off
reliever Michael Rucker. Brandon Hughes came on to put out the
fire when he retired the next three batters, including a
strikeout of Joey Votto to end the inning.
Reds second baseman Jonathan India continues to battle bad
injury luck. After missing most of the first two months with an
injured right hamstring and reaggravating that injury on Monday,
India was drilled with a Smyly fastball on the left leg below
the knee in the first inning.
India left the game after the third inning.
--Field Level Media
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