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Trey Mancini also drove in three runs for the
Cubs, who evened the series at a game apiece.
Stuart Fairchild homered for the Reds, who had their three-game
winning streak snapped. The Reds have homered 10 times in their
first five games.
For the second straight game, the Cubs threatened immediately in
the first inning as three of the first four batters singled to
load the bases with one out. Trey Mancini lined a sacrifice fly
to right for a 1-0 Cubs lead.
The Reds, as they did on Monday, responded right away with a
Jonathan India double and an RBI single from Jake Fraley to tie
the game.
Solo home runs from TJ Friedl and Jason Vosler -- his third in
as many games -- along with stellar defense from Friedl and Will
Benson staked the Reds to a 3-1 lead through five innings.
The Cubs cut the Reds lead to 3-2 in the sixth when Wisdom
doubled to chase Cincinnati starter Luis Cessa. Eric Hosmer
singled off reliever Ian Gibaut to score Wisdom.
Buck Farmer (0-2) replaced Gibaut to start the seventh but
couldn't retire any of the three batters he faced as Happ's
double scored Nico Hoerner to tie the game, 3-3. Farmer was
charged with three runs and has taken both of Cincinnati's
losses this season.
Cubs reliever Adbert Alzolay (1-0) allowed two runs on two hits
over 2 2/3 innings to earn the win.
The Cubs continued their onslaught against relievers Reiver
Sanmartin and Joel Kuhnel as five more runs scored.
The Cincinnati defense that had been so good in the first five
innings failed them in the sixth and seventh, committing a pair
of errors that helped the Cubs extend their rallies against the
weary Reds bullpen.
The Cubs, who had scored just 16 runs in their first four games,
added three more in the eighth and one more in the ninth.
--Field Level Media
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