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Steer was mobbed by his teammates and had his jersey and
undershirt ripped off during the celebration that kept the Reds
from losing 100 games for a second straight night.
Alexis Diaz (7-3) recorded the final four outs and pitched out
of a ninth-inning jam. Diaz struck out Patrick Wisdom with a
runner at second and got Alfonso Rivas to pop out to shortstop
with the go-ahead run at third.
Brandon Hughes (2-3) walked Fairchild to open the bottom of the
ninth before Steer connected for the game-winner.
Cincinnati starter Luis Cessa retired the first seven batters he
faced before walking Rivas with one out in the third. But Cessa
struck out Christopher Morel and retired Esteban Quiroz on a
soft lineout to second to end the inning.
The only hit Cessa allowed through five innings was a leadoff
homer on a first-pitch slider to Willson Contreras to open the
fourth. Contreras' 22nd homer landed on the grass berm above the
center field wall.
Cessa appeared to limp slightly down the dugout steps when he
finished the fifth inning but came out to start the sixth
inning. Morel hit a routine grounder to third base, but Steer
threw the ball high to first, allowing Morel to reach on an
error.
Following a failed challenge by Chicago that the throw went out
of play, Cessa was pulled from the game and Ian Gibaut came on
in relief.
For the Cubs, starter Javier Assad followed five scoreless
innings in his last start against Philadelphia with 5 1/3
scoreless frames against Cincinnati. Assad struck out four and
walked one while allowing four hits.
Nico Hoerner opened the seventh with his 10th homer to the seats
in left off Fernando Cruz to put Chicago ahead 2-0.
The Reds managed to tie the game in the seventh when Jose
Barrero worked a two-out, full-count walk. Chuckie Robinson
followed with his second homer, a two-run shot to right off
reliever Keegan Thompson.
Jonathan India, plagued by various injuries throughout the
season, had to leave the penultimate game of the season after
fouling a ball off his left foot in the third inning. After he
played the fourth, Matt Reynolds took his place at second base
to start the fifth.
--Field Level Media
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