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Cody Bellinger added three hits, two runs and
two RBIs for the Cubs, who had nine doubles and a season-high 17
hits, three more than their previous best.
Kyle Hendricks (3-9) won for just the second time in seven
starts, allowing three runs on four hits over five innings. He
walked two and struck out four. Chicago defeated Cincinnati for
only the third time in 10 tries this season.
Reds infielder Santiago Espinal had two hits and extended his
hitting streak to 11 games.
After going down in order in the first, the Cubs rocked
Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo (8-4) for eight hits and six runs
over the next two innings.
In the second, Bellinger singled, took second on a groundout and
scored on Nico Hoerner's double. With two outs, Christian
Bethancourt singled home Hoerner to double the lead.
The first five Chicago batters reached in the third, with four
of them scoring for a 6-0 lead.
Lodolo was ahead of the first four batters 0-2 but surrendered a
single, hit a batter, then gave up a two-run double to Suzuki
and a single to Bellinger. Patrick Wisdom doubled home two more
runs for a six-run lead.
Lodolo was charged with 11 hits and eight runs in 5 2/3 innings.
He fanned six without issuing a walk. Since starting the season
8-2, Lodolo has gone 0-2 with a 6.54 ERA in his past six starts.
Hendricks retired the first 10 batters before Elly De La Cruz
lined a 1-0 pitch to the left-center gap, just beyond the reach
of the left fielder Happ, in the fourth inning.
After Jake Fraley cut Chicago's lead in half with a three-run
homer off Hendricks in the fifth, the Cubs scored three with two
outs in the sixth to put the game out of reach. Two of those
came on Happ's 17th home run of the season. The blast was
estimated at 424 feet as it carried to the center field berm to
put the Cubs ahead 8-3.
Right-hander Jakob Junis entered in his Cincinnati debut and
allowed back-to-back doubles to Isaac Paredes and Suzuki for a
9-3 lead.
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