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Ian Happ homered and finished the game with
three RBIs for Chicago. Cubs reliever Drew Smyly (2-3) allowed
two runs on one hit, walking three and striking out three.
Cincinnati took its first lead of the game in the seventh
inning.
After Jonathan India led off with a walk, Espinal hit for Will
Benson and crushed the first pitch he saw over the wall in
left-center field to put the visitors in front 4-3.
In the ninth, India doubled to start the inning. Jacob Hurtubise
came in as a pinch runner and advanced to third on Espinal's
sacrifice bunt. He scored on a single to left by TJ Friedl to
push it to 5-3.
Chicago pulled within one in the bottom half. With Pete
Crow-Armstrong and pinch hitter Michael Busch on with nobody
out, Nick Madrigal reached on a forceout, with Busch tagged out
at second. Seiya Suzuki doubled to bring in Crow-Armstrong.
Madrigal tried to tie it but was thrown out at the plate on De
La Cruz's relay throw.
The Cubs took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. After Christopher
Morel led off with a single to center field, Happ followed with
a home run to center.
The Reds tied it in the fourth. Spencer Steer drew a one-out
walk and Jake Fraley singled to left field. Tyler Stephenson
then hit a line drive to right, driving in Steer to cut it to
2-1.
Fraley made it 2-2 when he scored on Nick Martini's line-drive
single to center field.
Reds starter Graham Ashcraft got into trouble in the fifth, and
the Cubs regained their lead.
Yan Gomes was hit by a pitch and Mike Tauchman drew a walk to
open the inning. Suzuki then struck out and Cody Bellinger hit
into a forceout that took Tauchman out at second.
Bellinger stole second with Morel at the plate before Morel drew
a walk. Ashcraft was replaced by Cruz, who then walked Happ to
bring in Gomes and put Chicago ahead 3-2.
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