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Dansby Swanson hit his 17th homer for the Cubs
(65-47), who fell three games behind NL Central-leading
Milwaukee.
With two outs and runners on the corners in the seventh, Friedl
drove in Jake Fraley with a looper into center field against
Caleb Thielbar. Ryan Brasier (0-1) got the loss.
The Cubs threatened in the bottom half, advancing Willi Castro
to third with two down. Swanson then hit a chopper to third and
was ruled safe.
The Reds challenged, and the call was overturned when a replay
review showed Swanson missed the bag initially as he crossed
first base.
Both starters, Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo and Chicago’s Michael
Soroka, exited with injuries.
Lodolo retired his first five batters before departing because
of a blister on his left index finger.
The Cubs grabbed a 2-1 lead on Dansby Swanson's two-run homer
off Nick Martinez in the third. But they finished with just
three hits.
Scott Barlow (5-0) pitched two innings for the win, and Emilio
Pagán tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 24th save.
Pitching on his 28th birthday, Soroka departed his Cubs debut
after two innings because of right shoulder discomfort. He was
acquired in a trade with Washington last week.
Ben Brown replaced Soroka and tossed four innings of one-run
ball.
Key moment
Barlow walked Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki with two out in the
sixth. But he escaped the jam by retiring Carson Kelly on a
grounder back to the reliever.
Key stat
The Cubs had won three of four.
Up next
Zack Littell (8-8, 3.58 ERA) makes his Cincinnati debut on
Tuesday night, and left-hander Shota Imanaga (8-4, 3.25 ERA)
starts for Chicago. Littell was acquired in a trade with Tampa
Bay last week.
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