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Joey Votto helps Cincinnati Reds top Chicago Cubs 6-5 in opener of key NL Central series

CHICAGO (AP) No matter what happens at the trade deadline, Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds think they will be just fine.

They like their team a lot.

“I feel genuinely like the entire group is like ‘We can do it,’” Votto said, “and it's that optimistic, aggressive sort of consistent attitude that they've had all year. All year.”

Votto, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Will Benson each had two hits, and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Monday night in the opener of a key four-game series between NL Central contenders.

After Andrew Abbott struggled, six Cincinnati relievers combined for 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball. Buck Farmer (3-4) got five outs for the win, and All-Star Alexis Díaz worked the ninth for his 32nd save in 33 opportunities.

Building on a weekend series win at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati (59-49) improved to 4-3 on a 10-game trip. It also increased its lead in the division to 1 1/2 games over Milwaukee.

“To play a game in Los Angeles against a very difficult Dodgers team and then to travel and then compete really well against a hot Chicago Cubs team I think said a lot about this team,” Votto said.

Dansby Swanson hit his 13th homer for third-place Chicago (53-53), and Yan Gomes had three of the team's eight hits. But the Cubs were unable to overcome another shaky performance by Marcus Stroman (10-8).

“It looked like he was just fighting his delivery a little bit,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “I know he's been trying to synch up his delivery pretty consistently, feeling good within that. I think that was the main thing tonight.”

With the trade deadline looming on Tuesday, Chicago acquired infielder Jeimer Candelario and right-hander José Cuas in a pair of deals. Candelario, who made his big league debut with the Cubs in 2016, hit .258 with 16 homers and 53 RBIs in 99 games with Washington.

Cincinnati also made a trade, acquiring reliever Sam Moll in a deal with Oakland.

“Another left-handed reliever definitely can help us,” manager David Bell said.

Chicago trailed 6-4 before Christopher Morel hit an RBI double off Ian Gibaut in the eighth. But Mike Tauchman struck out on a disputed checked swing and Nick Madrigal grounded out, ending the inning.

Díaz then retired the Cubs in order in the ninth.

“We were one swing and one break from being a reversal there,” Cubs outfielder Ian Happ said.

Cincinnati jumped in front with four consecutive two-out hits against Stroman in the second inning. Benson doubled home Votto and then scored on Luke Maile's two-run double.

After the Reds opened a 6-1 lead with three more runs in the third, including RBI singles for Votto and Jake Fraley, the Cubs responded with three in the bottom half against Abbott.

Seiya Suzuki and Happ hit consecutive sacrifice flies, and Gomes added a run-scoring single. Abbott then escaped the jam when he struck out Morel with runners on the corners.

Stroman allowed six hits, struck out two and walked two in three innings. The All-Star right-hander dropped to 1-4 with a 9.00 ERA in his last seven starts.

“Just not his best stuff tonight,” Ross said. “Everybody has some of those nights.”

Stroman did not speak with the media after the loss.

Abbott was charged with four runs and five hits in 3 1/3 innings. The rookie left-hander won his previous two starts, allowing a total of eight hits over 14 scoreless innings.

“Just another one of those games where just didn't have the best command that I've ever shown,” Abbott said, “and they hit all the mistakes.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: To make room for Moll on the 40-man roster, RHP Hunter Greene (right hip pain) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

Cubs: RHP Brad Boxberger (forearm strain) is expected to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. ... RHP Nick Burdi (appendectomy) is scheduled for live batting practice on Tuesday. ... LHP Brandon Hughes (left knee inflammation) continues to play catch this week.

UP NEXT

Cubs left-hander Justin Steele (11-3, 2.87 ERA) goes for his third straight win when he takes the mound on Tuesday night. Right-hander Ben Lively (4-6, 3.76 ERA) starts for the Reds.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN59-49	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	0
Cubs CHC53-53	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	0

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

W: B. Farmer (3-4)L: M. Stroman (10-8)S: A. Diaz (32)
HR: CHC - D. Swanson (22)

CINReds

CHCCubs

.B. FarmerBuck Farmer
P
1.2 IP, 2 SO, 16 P
.A. DiazAlexis Diaz
P
1.0 IP, SO, 9 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. De La Cruz 3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	.269	.314	.461	.775	-1.5
T. Friedl CF	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	.282	.353	.426	.779	4.5
M. McLain SS	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	.300	.372	.522	.894	0.5
J. Fraley RF	5	1	1	1	0	2	2	.268	.349	.475	.824	4.0
S. Steer 2B	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.271	.358	.453	.810	2.5
J. Votto 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.205	.315	.482	.798	3.5
C. Encarnacion-Strand DH	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.244	.295	.341	.637	5.0
W. Benson LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.280	.380	.528	.908	7.0
L. Maile C	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	.241	.292	.429	.720	3.5

HITTERS	AB
E. De La Cruz 3B	5
T. Friedl CF	3
M. McLain SS	4
J. Fraley RF	5
S. Steer 2B	2
J. Votto 1B	4
C. Encarnacion-Strand DH	4
W. Benson LF	4
L. Maile C	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Hoerner 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	.275	.330	.394	.724	5.5
S. Suzuki RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.249	.330	.383	.713	0.0
I. Happ LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.245	.373	.395	.768	0.0
C. Bellinger CF-1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	.313	.365	.535	.900	2.5
D. Swanson SS	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	.263	.348	.429	.777	6.5
Y. Gomes C	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.327	.458	.785	5.5
C. Morel DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	.281	.344	.541	.885	1.5
T. Mancini 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.234	.299	.336	.635	0.5
a- M. Tauchman PH-CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.266	.361	.399	.760	-0.5
N. Madrigal 3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.275	.337	.363	.700	5.0

HITTERS	AB
N. Hoerner 2B	4
S. Suzuki RF	4
I. Happ LF	4
C. Bellinger CF-1B	4
D. Swanson SS	3
Y. Gomes C	4
C. Morel DH	4
T. Mancini 1B	1
a- M. Tauchman PH-CF	2
N. Madrigal 3B	2

a-hit into fielder's choice for Mancini in the 6th

2B - C. Encarnacion-Strand, W. Benson (9), L. Maile (9)
3B - W. Benson (5)
RBI - J. Fraley (63), J. Votto (26), C. Encarnacion-Strand (7), W. Benson (20), L. Maile 2 (15)
2-Out RBI - W. Benson, L. Maile 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - E. De La Cruz 2 (2), J. Fraley, W. Benson

2B - N. Hoerner 2 (20), C. Bellinger (16), Y. Gomes (10), C. Morel (10)
HR - D. Swanson (13)
SF - S. Suzuki (5), I. Happ (4)
RBI - S. Suzuki (35), I. Happ (47), D. Swanson (45), Y. Gomes (41), C. Morel (49)
2-Out RBI - Y. Gomes
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Bellinger 2 (2), C. Morel, N. Madrigal

SB - T. Friedl (17), J. Fraley (19)

SB - N. Madrigal (8)

DP - (Steer-Votto)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Abbott	3.1	5	4	4	3	5	1	2.35	1.03	0.5
B. Farmer (W, 3-4)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.59	1.03	13.0
F. Cruz (H, 5)	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.64	1.27	2.0
A. Young (H, 12)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	1.26	1.0
L. Sims (H, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.61	1.16	2.0
I. Gibaut (H, 16)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	3.08	1.22	0.5
A. Diaz (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.09	1.01	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
A. Abbott	3.1
B. Farmer (W, 3-4)	1.2
F. Cruz (H, 5)	0.2
A. Young (H, 12)	0.1
L. Sims (H, 18)	1.0
I. Gibaut (H, 16)	1.0
A. Diaz (S, 32)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Stroman (L, 10-8)	3.0	6	6	6	2	2	3.85	1.24	-9.0
J. Assad	3.2	1	0	0	3	4	3.24	1.30	9.0
D. Palencia	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	1.86	1.03	4.0
M. Leiter	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.00	0.96	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Stroman (L, 10-8)	3.0
J. Assad	3.2
D. Palencia	1.1
M. Leiter	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Abbott 76-45, B. Farmer 16-11, F. Cruz 7-7, A. Young 3-2, L. Sims 19-11, I. Gibaut 22-14, A. Diaz 9-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Abbott 1-5, B. Farmer 2-0, A. Young 1-0, I. Gibaut 2-1, A. Diaz 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Abbott 18, B. Farmer 4, F. Cruz 3, A. Young, L. Sims 5, I. Gibaut 5, A. Diaz 3

Pitches-Strikes - M. Stroman 71-39, J. Assad 62-34, D. Palencia 11-10, M. Leiter 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Stroman 7-2, J. Assad 4-1, D. Palencia 0-1
Batters Faced - M. Stroman 17, J. Assad 15, D. Palencia 5, M. Leiter 3

.B. FarmerBuck Farmer
P
1.2 IP, 2 SO, 16 P
.A. DiazAlexis Diaz
P
1.0 IP, SO, 9 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN59-49	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	0
Cubs CHC53-53	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	0

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. De La Cruz 3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	.269	.314	.461	.775	-1.5
T. Friedl CF	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	.282	.353	.426	.779	4.5
M. McLain SS	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	.300	.372	.522	.894	0.5
J. Fraley RF	5	1	1	1	0	2	2	.268	.349	.475	.824	4.0
S. Steer 2B	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.271	.358	.453	.810	2.5
J. Votto 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.205	.315	.482	.798	3.5
C. Encarnacion-Strand DH	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.244	.295	.341	.637	5.0
W. Benson LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.280	.380	.528	.908	7.0
L. Maile C	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	.241	.292	.429	.720	3.5
Total	35	6	8	6	5	10	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
E. De La Cruz 3B	5
T. Friedl CF	3
M. McLain SS	4
J. Fraley RF	5
S. Steer 2B	2
J. Votto 1B	4
C. Encarnacion-Strand DH	4
W. Benson LF	4
L. Maile C	4
Total	35

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Hoerner 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	.275	.330	.394	.724	5.5
S. Suzuki RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.249	.330	.383	.713	0.0
I. Happ LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.245	.373	.395	.768	0.0
C. Bellinger CF-1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	.313	.365	.535	.900	2.5
D. Swanson SS	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	.263	.348	.429	.777	6.5
Y. Gomes C	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.327	.458	.785	5.5
C. Morel DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	.281	.344	.541	.885	1.5
T. Mancini 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.234	.299	.336	.635	0.5
a- M. Tauchman PH-CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.266	.361	.399	.760	-0.5
N. Madrigal 3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.275	.337	.363	.700	5.0
Total	32	5	8	5	1	4	13	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
N. Hoerner 2B	4
S. Suzuki RF	4
I. Happ LF	4
C. Bellinger CF-1B	4
D. Swanson SS	3
Y. Gomes C	4
C. Morel DH	4
T. Mancini 1B	1
a- M. Tauchman PH-CF	2
N. Madrigal 3B	2
Total	32

a-hit into fielder's choice for Mancini in the 6th

2B - C. Encarnacion-Strand, W. Benson (9), L. Maile (9)
3B - W. Benson (5)
RBI - J. Fraley (63), J. Votto (26), C. Encarnacion-Strand (7), W. Benson (20), L. Maile 2 (15)
2-Out RBI - W. Benson, L. Maile 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - E. De La Cruz 2 (2), J. Fraley, W. Benson

2B - N. Hoerner 2 (20), C. Bellinger (16), Y. Gomes (10), C. Morel (10)
HR - D. Swanson (13)
SF - S. Suzuki (5), I. Happ (4)
RBI - S. Suzuki (35), I. Happ (47), D. Swanson (45), Y. Gomes (41), C. Morel (49)
2-Out RBI - Y. Gomes
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Bellinger 2 (2), C. Morel, N. Madrigal

SB - T. Friedl (17), J. Fraley (19)

SB - N. Madrigal (8)

DP - (Steer-Votto)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Abbott	3.1	5	4	4	3	5	1	2.35	1.03	0.5
B. Farmer (W, 3-4)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.59	1.03	13.0
F. Cruz (H, 5)	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.64	1.27	2.0
A. Young (H, 12)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	1.26	1.0
L. Sims (H, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.61	1.16	2.0
I. Gibaut (H, 16)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	3.08	1.22	0.5
A. Diaz (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.09	1.01	10.5
Total	9.0	8	5	5	4	13	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Abbott	3.1
B. Farmer (W, 3-4)	1.2
F. Cruz (H, 5)	0.2
A. Young (H, 12)	0.1
L. Sims (H, 18)	1.0
I. Gibaut (H, 16)	1.0
A. Diaz (S, 32)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Stroman (L, 10-8)	3.0	6	6	6	2	2	3.85	1.24	-9.0
J. Assad	3.2	1	0	0	3	4	3.24	1.30	9.0
D. Palencia	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	1.86	1.03	4.0
M. Leiter	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.00	0.96	4.0
Total	9.0	8	6	6	5	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Stroman (L, 10-8)	3.0
J. Assad	3.2
D. Palencia	1.1
M. Leiter	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Abbott 76-45, B. Farmer 16-11, F. Cruz 7-7, A. Young 3-2, L. Sims 19-11, I. Gibaut 22-14, A. Diaz 9-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Abbott 1-5, B. Farmer 2-0, A. Young 1-0, I. Gibaut 2-1, A. Diaz 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Abbott 18, B. Farmer 4, F. Cruz 3, A. Young, L. Sims 5, I. Gibaut 5, A. Diaz 3

Pitches-Strikes - M. Stroman 71-39, J. Assad 62-34, D. Palencia 11-10, M. Leiter 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Stroman 7-2, J. Assad 4-1, D. Palencia 0-1
Batters Faced - M. Stroman 17, J. Assad 15, D. Palencia 5, M. Leiter 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Benson doubled to right center, Votto scored, Encarnacion-Strand to third 1 0
Maile doubled to left center, Benson and Encarnacion-Strand scored 3 0
Swanson homered to center 3 1


Benson doubled to right center, Votto scored, Encarnacion-Strand to third	1	0
Maile doubled to left center, Benson and Encarnacion-Strand scored	3	0
Swanson homered to center	3	1


Fraley singled to center, Friedl scored	4	1
Votto singled to right, Fraley scored, Steer to third	5	1
Encarnacion-Strand reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Steer scored, Votto out at second	6	1
Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, Madrigal scored, Hoerner to third	6	2
Happ hit sacrifice fly to center, Hoerner scored	6	3
Gomes singled to left center, Bellinger scored, Swanson to third	6	4

8TH INNING
Morel doubled to deep center, Gomes scored 6 5

8TH INNING
	Morel doubled to deep center, Gomes scored	6	5

1ST INNING
Reds
M. Stroman Pitching:
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, De La Cruz struck out looking
T. Friedl: Ball, Ball, Friedl grounded out to second
M. McLain: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, McLain struck out looking
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
A. Abbott Pitching:
N. Hoerner: Foul, Ball, Hoerner doubled to deep center
S. Suzuki: Strike looking, Ball, Suzuki fouled out to shortstop
I. Happ: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Happ lined out to right
C. Bellinger: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Bellinger struck out looking
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Reds
M. Stroman Pitching:
J. Fraley: Foul, Ball, Ball, Fraley flied out to center
S. Steer: Ball, Ball, Steer grounded out to catcher
J. Votto: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Votto singled to right center
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Encarnacion-Strand singled to center, Votto to third
W. Benson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Benson doubled to right center, Votto scored, Encarnacion-Strand to third
L. Maile: Ball, Strike looking, Maile doubled to left center, Benson and Encarnacion-Strand scored
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, De La Cruz grounded out to first
Middle of the 2nd (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
A. Abbott Pitching:
D. Swanson: Ball, Swanson homered to center
Y. Gomes: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Gomes struck out swinging
C. Morel: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Morel struck out on foul tip
T. Mancini: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Mancini struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Reds
M. Stroman Pitching:
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Friedl walked
M. McLain: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Foul, McLain grounded out to third, Friedl to second
J. Fraley: Foul, Fraley singled to center, Friedl scored
S. Steer: Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Fraley stole second, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Steer walked
J. Votto: Ball, Ball, Votto singled to right, Fraley scored, Steer to third
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Ball, Encarnacion-Strand reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Steer scored, Votto out at second
W. Benson: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Benson flied out to left
Middle of the 3rd (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
A. Abbott Pitching:
N. Madrigal: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Madrigal walked
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Hoerner doubled to left, Madrigal to third
S. Suzuki: Ball, Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, Madrigal scored, Hoerner to third
I. Happ: Ball, Happ hit sacrifice fly to center, Hoerner scored
C. Bellinger: Ball, Foul, Ball, Bellinger doubled to deep right
D. Swanson: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Swanson walked
Y. Gomes: Ball, Strike looking, Gomes singled to left center, Bellinger scored, Swanson to third
C. Morel: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Reds
Javier Assad relieved Marcus Stroman
L. Maile: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Maile grounded out to pitcher
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, De La Cruz struck out on foul tip
T. Friedl: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Friedl walked
M. McLain: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Friedl stole second, Ball, Foul, Ball, McLain walked
J. Fraley: Fraley popped out to third
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
A. Abbott Pitching:
T. Mancini: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Mancini walked
N. Madrigal: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Madrigal flied out to left
Buck Farmer relieved Andrew Abbott
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Hoerner grounded into double play second to first, Mancini out at second
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Reds
J. Assad Pitching:
S. Steer: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Steer struck out on foul tip
J. Votto: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Votto struck out looking
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Encarnacion-Strand doubled to deep right center
W. Benson: Ball, Benson flied out to deep center
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
B. Farmer Pitching:
S. Suzuki: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Suzuki struck out swinging
I. Happ: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Happ struck out swinging
C. Bellinger: Strike looking, Bellinger grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Reds
J. Assad Pitching:
L. Maile: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Maile grounded out to shortstop
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, De La Cruz grounded out to second
T. Friedl: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Friedl fouled out to catcher
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Fernando Cruz relieved Buck Farmer
D. Swanson: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Swanson struck out swinging
Y. Gomes: Gomes singled to left
C. Morel: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
Mike Tauchman hit for Trey Mancini
Alex Young relieved Fernando Cruz
M. Tauchman: Foul, Ball, Tauchman reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Gomes out at second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Reds
Cody Bellinger at first base
Mike Tauchman in center field
M. McLain: Strike looking, McLain grounded out to shortstop
J. Fraley: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Fraley struck out swinging
S. Steer: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Steer walked
J. Votto: Pickoff attempt
Votto popped out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Lucas Sims relieved Alex Young
N. Madrigal: Ball, Madrigal hit by pitch
N. Hoerner: Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Madrigal stole second, Strike looking, Ball, Hoerner walked
S. Suzuki: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Suzuki struck out swinging
I. Happ: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul tip, Happ struck out on foul tip
C. Bellinger: Strike looking, Foul, Bellinger lined out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Reds
D. Palencia Pitching:
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Encarnacion-Strand flied out to deep right
W. Benson: Strike looking, Benson tripled to right
L. Maile: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Maile struck out swinging
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Ian Gibaut relieved Lucas Sims
D. Swanson: Foul, Foul, Swanson grounded out to shortstop
Y. Gomes: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Gomes doubled to left
C. Morel: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Morel doubled to deep center, Gomes scored
M. Tauchman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Tauchman struck out swinging
N. Madrigal: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Madrigal grounded out to first
End of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Reds
Mark Leiter relieved Daniel Palencia
T. Friedl: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Friedl struck out swinging
M. McLain: Strike (foul tip), McLain lined out to pitcher
J. Fraley: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Fraley struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Alexis Diaz relieved Ian Gibaut
N. Hoerner: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Hoerner struck out swinging
S. Suzuki: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Suzuki lined out to center
I. Happ: Foul, Happ grounded out to second
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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