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With his team trailing 2-1 and one out in the
bottom of the ninth, Nick Martini ripped a solo home run over
the right-center-field wall to tie things up.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand followed with a single and pinch
runner Stuart Fairchild stole second as Will Benson struck out
swinging. Catcher Yan Gomes made an errant throw, allowing
Fairchild to move to third, and he came home on Marte's
game-winning hit to center.
Cubs closer Adbert Alzolay (2-5) allowed both ninth-inning runs
to suffer the loss and his third blown save of the season.
Alexis Diaz (7-4) earned the win thanks to a scoreless ninth.
Jake Fraley went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run for
the Reds (70-67), who are 3-6 in their last nine games. Elly De
La Cruz went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
Recalled from Triple-A Louisville earlier Friday, Cincinnati
starter Lyon Richardson gave up two runs on two hits in 4 2/3
innings. He walked five and fanned four.
Cody Bellinger homered among his two hits and Ian Happ had a
run-scoring single for the Cubs (72-63), who have won 10 of
their last 14 games despite taking the loss.
Cincinnati's comeback spoiled great outings from Drew Smyly and
Hayden Wesneski, who combined to give up just one run on three
hits in 6 1/3 innings in relief of opener Jose Cuas. The duo
walked two and struck out 10.
Chicago pulled ahead 2-1 in the fifth when Nico Hoerner drew a
two-out walk, stole second and scored on Happ's single. Happ
then also stole second, but Bellinger struck out to end the
inning.
Much like he did in the first game of the doubleheader,
Bellinger opened the scoring with a solo home run, sending a
curveball over the right-center-field wall to give the Cubs a
1-0 lead in the third.
The Reds drew even in the home half of the frame when Fraley and
TJ Friedl smacked back-to-back doubles.
--Field Level Media
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