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Carson Spiers (4-2) returned from the 15-day
injured list (shoulder) to allow just one hit over five shutout
innings, leading the Reds to a win in the opener of a three-game
series. Spiers walked two and struck out four.
Sam Moll, Justin Wilson and Lucas Sims each threw a scoreless
inning of relief before Michael Busch homered off Buck Farmer in
the ninth.
Spiers, who only allowed a two-out single by Ian Happ in the
first inning, retired the final 12 batters he faced after
issuing a leadoff walk to Dansby Swanson in the second.
The biggest jam Spiers faced came in the first inning, when
Busch walked with one out. Happ's single with two outs put
runners on first and second, but Spiers fanned Mike Tauchman to
end the frame.
Friedl also helped the Reds escape danger by making a pair of
running grabs on the warning track, including a lunging snare of
Swanson's fly ball to deep right-center in the seventh.
Benson got the Reds going in the second when he lofted a Jameson
Taillon curveball down the right field line. The ball landed on
top of the Cubs' bullpen for Benson's 12th homer of the year to
put Cincinnati up 2-0.
The Reds added on in the third when Spencer Steer double with
two outs, stole third, and scored on a wild pitch.
Friedl lined his three-run homer to the seats in right in the
fifth to double Cincinnati's lead to 6-0.
Taillon (7-6) was charged with six runs on six hits over just 4
1/3 innings. He walked one and fanned four, and the six earned
runs were a season high.
The Reds, who traded for Seattle Mariners first baseman Ty
France earlier Monday, are one game ahead of Chicago in the
National League wild-card race. Both clubs are on the outside
looking in heading into Tuesday's trade deadline.
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