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Aquino, who recorded his third career multi-homer game, finished
with three hits. Jake Fraley also went deep for Cincinnati
(54-80), which broke open a 2-1 game with four runs in the sixth
to level the three-game series.
Minor (4-10) yielded 10 hits, but only an RBI single to P.J.
Higgins in the second inning, en route to recording his third
winning decision over a four-start stretch. He struck out three
and walked one.
Making his third major league start, Chicago's Javier Assad
(0-1) had his 11-inning scoreless streak as a starter come to an
end with Aquino's tying solo homer in the third.
Fraley put the Reds ahead with an opposite-field solo shot in
the fourth off Assad, who was charged with four runs on five
hits and a walk while striking out six over 5 1/3 innings. The
Cubs (57-79) dropped to 5-12 since winning five straight from
Aug. 16-20.
Cincinnati was clinging to a one-run lead when the Cubs
unraveled in the sixth. Jonathan India and Kyle Farmer hit
one-out singles off Assad, and Cubs reliever Erich Uelmen walked
Fraley to load the bases. Spencer Steer followed with a tough
grounder to third baseman Christopher Morel, who threw wildly to
first, allowing two runners to score.
Donovan Solano and Aquino each delivered an RBI single to cap
the inning's scoring for Cincinnati, which bounced back after
falling 9-3 on Tuesday in the series opener.
Aquino clubbed his seventh homer of the season in the ninth.
Even with the victory, the Reds are 5-7 against Chicago this
season.
Yan Gomes had four hits for the Cubs, while Higgins and Franmil
Reyes each added two. Chicago is 3-5 at home following a stretch
where it had won nine of 11 home games.
--Field Level Media
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