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Reds center fielder Nick Senzel made a pair of outstanding plays in
the field, including a leaping grab of a line drive off the bat of
pinch hitter Willson Contreras with two runners on in the ninth to
preserve the lead.
Votto continued his mastery of Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks (2-5).
The Chicago right-hander has now allowed five homers to Votto, the
most he's yielded to any major league hitter.
With a homer and triple in his two plate appearances, Votto is now
batting .395 (15-for-38) against Hendricks.
Votto was involved in some tense moments in the eighth inning when
Cubs reliever Rowan Wick threw a fastball high and tight to the
slugger ahead of an eventual walk. As Votto made his way to first
base, Wick had words for Votto, who continued the heated exchange
with Wick and the dugout from first base.
An angry Cubs manager David Ross was ejected for arguing with
umpires when Patrick Wisdom was hit by Reds reliever Hunter
Strickland with a fastball on the left arm with one out in the
ninth.
The Cubs, who won the first two games of the series, jumped out to a
first-inning lead. Ian Happ doubled to left against Luis Castillo
(1-2) with one out, scoring Christopher Morel and Seiya Suzuki.
The Reds began their comeback in the second when Votto drilled his
second homer of the season to the seats in right.
Votto capped Cincinnati's three-run rally in the third when he
tripled home Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham. The go-ahead hit came
moments after Pham tied the game with an RBI single to right.
Castillo was pulled after five innings and 94 pitches, having
allowed two runs and four hits. He struck out six and walked one.
Hendricks was pulled after four innings. He gave up four runs on
five hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Tony Santillan, Alexis Diaz and Art Warren threw a scoreless inning
each for Cincinnati before Strickland allowed one run in the ninth
on a two-out, pinch-hit single from Nico Hoerner.
Strickland recorded his first save with the Reds and his first
overall since 2019 by striking out Morel with runners on the corners
for the last out.
--Field Level Media
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