Cubs knock back Reds behind Patrick Wisdom's grand slam
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 [July 01, 2022] Patrick
Wisdom belted a grand slam for one of his two homers and had a
career-high six RBIs as the Chicago Cubs rolled to a 15-7 win over
the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.
Wisdom's grand slam highlighted a five-run second inning, and he
added a solo shot for his 16th, in the sixth, as the Cubs matched a
season high with 23 hits to win for the fifth time in eight games.
Christopher Morel also went deep and recorded five hits. Morel is
the first Cubs rookie since Micah Hoffpauir in 2008 to record a
five-hit game.
Wisdom, Nico Hoerner and P.J. Higgins each had three hits, and
teammate Kyle Hendricks (4-6) notched consecutive quality starts for
the first time in 2022 by allowing two runs, six hits and striking
out seven in six innings.
Meanwhile, Joey Votto and Tommy Pham each homered for one of their
three hits apiece, but Cincinnati lost for the second straight night
after winning three of four.
The Cubs scored in the first when Willson Contreras came home on
third baseman Brandon Drury's fielding error from Wisdom's roller.
Chicago made it 2-0 on Rafael Ortega's sacrifice fly in the second.
Later in the frame, off Reds rookie Graham Ashcraft (4-2), Wisdom
cleared the bases with a drive well into the left-field bleachers.
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) throws a pitch
against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning at Wrigley
Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Chicago went up 7-0 on Morel's single to center in
the third. That ended the night for Ashcraft, whose seven runs
allowed were all earned, plus seven hits and two walks in 2 1/3
innings.
Cincinnati got its first run in the fourth when Pham scored on
Hoerner's throwing error, after he collided with teammate David Bote
trying to field a grounder. Bote exited the game soon after with a
shoulder issue.
Votto's homer in the sixth made it 7-2, but Wisdom went deep as
Chicago scored twice in the bottom of the inning. Narcisco Crook
delivered a run-scoring single in the seventh for the first hit of
his MLB debut. Higgins and Morel homered off outfielder Max Shrock
during the Cubs' five-run eighth.
Pham's three-run shot came in the ninth.
--Field Level Media
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