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Taillon earns 4th straight win as Cubs knock Reds from atop NL Central with 5-3 victory

CHICAGO (AP) Jameson Taillon pitched five-plus innings for his fourth straight win, and the surging Chicago Cubs held on to beat Cincinnati 5-3 Thursday night, knocking the Reds out of first place in the NL Central.

Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger and Yan Gomes drove in runs for Chicago, which won for the 13th time in 16 games and claimed the final three games of a four-game set with the Reds.

Milwaukee, a 14-1 winner over Pittsburgh, moved into first place in the division, a half-game ahead of the Reds. The Cubs, at 56-53, are 2½ games back of the Brewers.

“I think it's just another defining moment that we have a really good team,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “That is a good team over there in our division that we're chasing.”

Rookie Elly De La Cruz led off the game with a deep solo shot and Spencer Steer’s team-leading 18th homer in the eighth was his second hit for Cincinnati.

Taillon (6-6) exited after one hitter in the sixth, and earned his fourth win in five outings. He allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out five. The right-hander has a 2.08 ERA in his last five outings.

“I grinded, kept us in the game and our bullpen just had like an electric night," Taillon said.

Three Chicago relievers followed. Adbert Alzolay got the final four outs for his 13th save.

Chicago's Christopher Morel and Jeimer Candelario got credit for RBIs when they walked with the bases loaded in the Cubs' three-run third.

Chicago cashed in on wildness by Reds starter Luke Weaver (2-4) in the inning, taking a 4-1 lead on just one hit and four passes. Nico Hoerner, who doubled in the first, started the rally by striking out on a wild pitch and hustling to first with two outs.

“Luke had been pitching well to that point,” Reds manager David Bell said. “Once he had to work harder and throw more pitches, it just caught up to him.”

Weaver waxed about what should have been an inning-ending whiff.

“We get the strikeout and obviously it's a tough pitch, it's an in-between one," Weaver said. “It's on me to come back strong and throw a couple of good pitches there in the next at-bat.”

This Chicago victory was a far cry from Tuesday and Wednesday, when the Cubs scored 36 combined runs, their most in a two-game span since June 29-30, 1897. For the series, Chicago outscored Cincinnati 46-24.

“They scored a lot of runs in this series as well,” Ross said. “Our pitching just kept making pitches and our hitters kept grinding at-bats and scoring runs."

De La Cruz hit Taillon’s first pitch 424 feet into the right-center bleachers. The Cubs tied it at 1 in the bottom half on consecutive doubles by Hoerner and Happ.

Chicago jumped ahead in the third.

Hoerner reached despite striking out. After Happ walked, Bellinger singled in Hoerner. Weaver then issued three straight passes to make it 4-1.

Cincinnati cut it 4-2 in the fourth on Luke Maile's double-play grounder. Steer's solo shot to the right-center basket off Julian Merryweather trimmed it to 4-3, but Gomes sac fly in the bottom half of the eighth made it 5-3

BELL BOOTED

Bell was ejected in the bottom of the third inning by plate umpire Derek Thomas for jumping onto the field and arguing animatedly after Weaver issued his fourth walk.

Bell said he was supporting his pitcher, but not upset with calls. “It had nothing to do with the strike zone, to be honest,” Bell said

Bell was booted for the sixth time this season and 26th time in his career.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: RHP Brad Boxberger (right forearm strain) and RHP Ethan Roberts (Tommy John surgery) are slated to throw bullpen sessions on Friday. … RHP Nick Burdi (appendectomy) will toss live batting practice at the team’s Arizona training facility on Friday.

UP NEXT

Reds RHP Graham Ashcraft (6-7, 5.31) starts on Friday night against Washington LHP Patrick Corbin (7-11, 5.07) in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati.

Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-5, 3.49) takes the mound on Friday afternoon versus Atlanta LHP Max Fried (2-1, 2.08) to open a three-game set at Wrigley Field. Fried, a runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award last year, comes off the IL (strained left forearm) to pitch for the first time since May 5.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN59-52	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	0
Cubs CHC56-53	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	X	5	7	0

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

W: J. Taillon (6-6)L: L. Weaver (2-4)S: A. Alzolay (13)
HR: CIN - S. Steer (23), E. De La Cruz (13)

CINReds

CHCCubs

.J. TaillonJameson Taillon
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 92 P
.A. AlzolayAdbert Alzolay
P
1.1 IP, 2 SO, 17 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. De La Cruz SS	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	.269	.318	.468	.786	6.0
T. Friedl CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.279	.349	.429	.777	-0.5
M. McLain 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.304	.373	.519	.892	2.0
J. Fraley RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.263	.346	.467	.813	2.0
S. Steer 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	2	2	.275	.359	.473	.832	7.0
J. Votto DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.208	.312	.517	.828	-1.0
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.333	.377	.711	4.0
W. Benson LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	.280	.379	.524	.903	2.0
L. Maile C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.233	.282	.414	.696	-0.5

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

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Tauchman RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.278	.371	.434	.805	1.5
N. Hoerner 2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	.277	.330	.400	.730	3.5
I. Happ LF	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	.250	.381	.418	.799	5.5
C. Bellinger CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.315	.366	.537	.903	4.5
D. Swanson SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.266	.349	.453	.802	3.5
C. Morel DH	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	.279	.341	.545	.886	1.5
J. Candelario 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.259	.344	.480	.823	3.0
Y. Gomes C	3	0	0	1	0	3	3	.280	.320	.451	.771	-0.5
N. Madrigal 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.280	.342	.369	.711	1.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Tauchman RF	4
N. Hoerner 2B	4
I. Happ LF	2
C. Bellinger CF	4
D. Swanson SS	3
C. Morel DH	3
J. Candelario 1B	3
Y. Gomes C	3
N. Madrigal 3B	4

2B - S. Steer (23), W. Benson (10)
HR - E. De La Cruz (8), S. Steer (17)
RBI - E. De La Cruz (21), S. Steer (62)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Friedl 2 (2), S. Steer, J. Votto, L. Maile

2B - M. Tauchman (13), N. Hoerner (21), I. Happ (23), D. Swanson (17)
SF - Y. Gomes (6)
RBI - I. Happ (50), C. Bellinger (51), C. Morel (53), J. Candelario (54), Y. Gomes (43)
2-Out RBI - C. Bellinger, C. Morel, J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - I. Happ, D. Swanson, Y. Gomes 2 (2)

SB - M. McLain (9), J. Fraley (20)

SB - C. Bellinger (15)

Outfield Assist - T. Friedl

DP - (Hoerner-Candelario)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
L. Weaver (L, 2-4)	3.0	4	4	4	4	5	6.98	1.64	-5.5
S. Moll	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	4.38	1.38	4.0
D. Duarte	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	3.86	1.41	5.5
I. Gibaut	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	3.02	1.21	2.0
F. Cruz	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	5.11	1.32	0.5

PITCHERS	IP
L. Weaver (L, 2-4)	3.0
S. Moll	1.1
D. Duarte	1.2
I. Gibaut	1.0
F. Cruz	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Taillon (W, 6-6)	5.0	7	2	2	2	5	1	5.36	1.39	13.5
M. Leiter (H, 19)	1.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	3.04	0.93	6.0
J. Merryweather (H, 10)	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	3.75	1.42	2.5
A. Alzolay (S, 13)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.27	0.92	12.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Taillon (W, 6-6)	5.0
M. Leiter (H, 19)	1.2
J. Merryweather (H, 10)	1.0
A. Alzolay (S, 13)	1.1

Pitches-Strikes - L. Weaver 83-46, S. Moll 15-9, D. Duarte 12-9, I. Gibaut 17-13, F. Cruz 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - L. Weaver 3-0, S. Moll 0-1, D. Duarte 3-0, I. Gibaut 1-1, F. Cruz 0-2
Batters Faced - L. Weaver 18, S. Moll 4, D. Duarte 5, I. Gibaut 4, F. Cruz 5

Pitches-Strikes - J. Taillon 92-62, M. Leiter 18-14, J. Merryweather 14-11, A. Alzolay 17-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Taillon 5-4, M. Leiter 1-0, J. Merryweather 0-1, A. Alzolay 0-1
Batters Faced - J. Taillon 23, M. Leiter 6, J. Merryweather 4, A. Alzolay 4

.J. TaillonJameson Taillon
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 92 P
.A. AlzolayAdbert Alzolay
P
1.1 IP, 2 SO, 17 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN59-52	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	0
Cubs CHC56-53	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	X	5	7	0

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. De La Cruz SS	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	.269	.318	.468	.786	6.0
T. Friedl CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.279	.349	.429	.777	-0.5
M. McLain 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.304	.373	.519	.892	2.0
J. Fraley RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.263	.346	.467	.813	2.0
S. Steer 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	2	2	.275	.359	.473	.832	7.0
J. Votto DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.208	.312	.517	.828	-1.0
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.333	.377	.711	4.0
W. Benson LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	.280	.379	.524	.903	2.0
L. Maile C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.233	.282	.414	.696	-0.5
Total	34	3	8	2	2	2	14	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
E. De La Cruz SS	4
T. Friedl CF	4
M. McLain 2B	4
J. Fraley RF	3
S. Steer 3B	4
J. Votto DH	4
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B	3
W. Benson LF	4
L. Maile C	4
Total	34

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Tauchman RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.278	.371	.434	.805	1.5
N. Hoerner 2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	.277	.330	.400	.730	3.5
I. Happ LF	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	.250	.381	.418	.799	5.5
C. Bellinger CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.315	.366	.537	.903	4.5
D. Swanson SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.266	.349	.453	.802	3.5
C. Morel DH	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	.279	.341	.545	.886	1.5
J. Candelario 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.259	.344	.480	.823	3.0
Y. Gomes C	3	0	0	1	0	3	3	.280	.320	.451	.771	-0.5
N. Madrigal 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.280	.342	.369	.711	1.0
Total	30	5	7	5	5	9	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Tauchman RF	4
N. Hoerner 2B	4
I. Happ LF	2
C. Bellinger CF	4
D. Swanson SS	3
C. Morel DH	3
J. Candelario 1B	3
Y. Gomes C	3
N. Madrigal 3B	4
Total	30

2B - S. Steer (23), W. Benson (10)
HR - E. De La Cruz (8), S. Steer (17)
RBI - E. De La Cruz (21), S. Steer (62)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Friedl 2 (2), S. Steer, J. Votto, L. Maile

2B - M. Tauchman (13), N. Hoerner (21), I. Happ (23), D. Swanson (17)
SF - Y. Gomes (6)
RBI - I. Happ (50), C. Bellinger (51), C. Morel (53), J. Candelario (54), Y. Gomes (43)
2-Out RBI - C. Bellinger, C. Morel, J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - I. Happ, D. Swanson, Y. Gomes 2 (2)

SB - M. McLain (9), J. Fraley (20)

SB - C. Bellinger (15)

Outfield Assist - T. Friedl

DP - (Hoerner-Candelario)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
L. Weaver (L, 2-4)	3.0	4	4	4	4	5	6.98	1.64	-5.5
S. Moll	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	4.38	1.38	4.0
D. Duarte	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	3.86	1.41	5.5
I. Gibaut	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	3.02	1.21	2.0
F. Cruz	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	5.11	1.32	0.5
Total	8.0	7	5	5	5	9	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
L. Weaver (L, 2-4)	3.0
S. Moll	1.1
D. Duarte	1.2
I. Gibaut	1.0
F. Cruz	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Taillon (W, 6-6)	5.0	7	2	2	2	5	1	5.36	1.39	13.5
M. Leiter (H, 19)	1.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	3.04	0.93	6.0
J. Merryweather (H, 10)	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	3.75	1.42	2.5
A. Alzolay (S, 13)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.27	0.92	12.0
Total	9.0	8	3	3	2	14	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Taillon (W, 6-6)	5.0
M. Leiter (H, 19)	1.2
J. Merryweather (H, 10)	1.0
A. Alzolay (S, 13)	1.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - L. Weaver 83-46, S. Moll 15-9, D. Duarte 12-9, I. Gibaut 17-13, F. Cruz 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - L. Weaver 3-0, S. Moll 0-1, D. Duarte 3-0, I. Gibaut 1-1, F. Cruz 0-2
Batters Faced - L. Weaver 18, S. Moll 4, D. Duarte 5, I. Gibaut 4, F. Cruz 5

Pitches-Strikes - J. Taillon 92-62, M. Leiter 18-14, J. Merryweather 14-11, A. Alzolay 17-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Taillon 5-4, M. Leiter 1-0, J. Merryweather 0-1, A. Alzolay 0-1
Batters Faced - J. Taillon 23, M. Leiter 6, J. Merryweather 4, A. Alzolay 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
De La Cruz homered to center 1 0
Happ doubled to right, Hoerner scored 1 1

1ST INNING
	De La Cruz homered to center	1	0
	Happ doubled to right, Hoerner scored	1	1


Bellinger singled to right, Hoerner scored, Happ to third	1	2
Morel walked, Happ scored, Bellinger to third, Swanson to second	1	3
Candelario walked, Bellinger scored, Swanson to third, Morel to second	1	4

4TH INNING
Maile grounded into double play second to first, Encarnacion-Strand scored, Benson out at second 2 4
8TH INNING
Steer homered to center 3 4
Gomes hit sacrifice fly to right, Swanson scored 3 5

4TH INNING
	Maile grounded into double play second to first, Encarnacion-Strand scored, Benson out at second	2	4

8TH INNING
	Steer homered to center	3	4
	Gomes hit sacrifice fly to right, Swanson scored	3	5

1ST INNING
Reds
J. Taillon Pitching:
E. De La Cruz: De La Cruz homered to center
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Foul, Friedl grounded out to second
M. McLain: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, McLain struck out swinging
J. Fraley: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Fraley walked
S. Steer: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Fraley stole second, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Steer struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
L. Weaver Pitching:
M. Tauchman: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Tauchman grounded out to shortstop
N. Hoerner: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Hoerner doubled to right
I. Happ: Ball, Ball, Happ doubled to right, Hoerner scored
C. Bellinger: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Bellinger popped out to shortstop
D. Swanson: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Swanson struck out swinging
End of the 1st (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Reds
J. Taillon Pitching:
J. Votto: Ball, Strike swinging, Votto fouled out to left
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Foul, Encarnacion-Strand singled to right
W. Benson: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Benson doubled to right, Encarnacion-Strand to third
L. Maile: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Maile popped out to shortstop
E. De La Cruz: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, De La Cruz walked
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Friedl grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
L. Weaver Pitching:
C. Morel: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Morel grounded out to shortstop
J. Candelario: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Candelario grounded out to third
Y. Gomes: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Gomes struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Reds
J. Taillon Pitching:
M. McLain: Foul, Ball, McLain reached on an infield single to shortstop
J. Fraley: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Fraley fouled out to third
S. Steer: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike looking, Steer struck out looking, McLain stole second
J. Votto: Votto flied out to deep center
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
L. Weaver Pitching:
N. Madrigal: Ball, Strike looking, Madrigal lined out to left
M. Tauchman: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Tauchman struck out on foul tip
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Hoerner struck out, reached on wild pitch
I. Happ: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Happ walked, Hoerner to second
C. Bellinger: Bellinger singled to right, Hoerner scored, Happ to third
D. Swanson: Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Ball, Bellinger stole second, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Ball, Swanson walked
C. Morel: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Morel walked, Happ scored, Bellinger to third, Swanson to second
J. Candelario: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Candelario walked, Bellinger scored, Swanson to third, Morel to second
Y. Gomes: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Gomes struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Reds
J. Taillon Pitching:
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Ball, Encarnacion-Strand singled to left
W. Benson: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Benson singled to right center, Encarnacion-Strand to third
L. Maile: Foul, Maile grounded into double play second to first, Encarnacion-Strand scored, Benson out at second
E. De La Cruz: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, De La Cruz struck out looking
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
Cubs
L. Weaver Pitching:
N. Madrigal: Strike looking, Strike looking, Madrigal singled to left
Sam Moll relieved Luke Weaver
M. Tauchman: Pickoff attempt, Tauchman doubled to left center, Madrigal out at home
N. Hoerner: Ball, Strike looking, Hoerner flied out to left
I. Happ: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Happ struck out looking
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Reds
J. Taillon Pitching:
T. Friedl: Friedl lined out to right
M. McLain: Strike looking, McLain lined out to third
J. Fraley: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Fraley struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
S. Moll Pitching:
C. Bellinger: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Bellinger struck out swinging
Daniel Duarte relieved Sam Moll
D. Swanson: Foul, Swanson grounded out to pitcher
C. Morel: Morel grounded out to second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Reds
J. Taillon Pitching:
S. Steer: Strike looking, Ball, Steer doubled to deep left
Mark Leiter relieved Jameson Taillon
J. Votto: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Votto struck out swinging
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Strike looking, Ball, Encarnacion-Strand hit by pitch
W. Benson: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Benson struck out swinging
L. Maile: Maile reached on fielder's choice to third, Encarnacion-Strand out at second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
D. Duarte Pitching:
J. Candelario: Candelario grounded out to second
Y. Gomes: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Gomes struck out swinging
N. Madrigal: Ball, Madrigal lined out to right
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Reds
M. Leiter Pitching:
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
T. Friedl: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Friedl struck out swinging
Julian Merryweather relieved Mark Leiter
M. McLain: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, McLain struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Ian Gibaut relieved Daniel Duarte
M. Tauchman: Foul, Strike swinging, Tauchman grounded out to second
N. Hoerner: Strike swinging, Hoerner flied out to center
I. Happ: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Happ walked
C. Bellinger: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Bellinger popped out to third
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Reds
J. Merryweather Pitching:
J. Fraley: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Fraley struck out swinging
S. Steer: Steer homered to center
J. Votto: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Votto struck out swinging
Adbert Alzolay relieved Julian Merryweather
C. Encarnacion-Strand: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Encarnacion-Strand flied out to deep right
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Fernando Cruz relieved Ian Gibaut
D. Swanson: Strike looking, Swanson doubled to deep center
C. Morel: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Morel struck out looking
J. Candelario: Strike looking, Foul, Candelario singled to center, Swanson to third
Y. Gomes: Ball, Gomes hit sacrifice fly to right, Swanson scored
N. Madrigal: Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Madrigal flied out to right
End of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Reds
A. Alzolay Pitching:
W. Benson: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Benson struck out looking
L. Maile: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Maile struck out swinging
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, De La Cruz lined out to first
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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