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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati Reds     10
Chicago Cubs         8

Status: Final

Line score

            1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9     R    H    E
Reds        0    0    0    1    1    5    2    0    1    10   13    0
Cubs        1    0    2    0    0    0    1    4    0     8   13    2

Scoring summary

T9         CIN   10-  8  Friedl homered to right (397 feet).
B8         CHC    9-  8  Suzuki doubled to left, Shaw scored.
B8         CHC    9-  7  Ramirez homered to right (390 feet), Happ
                         scored and Hoerner scored.
B7         CHC    9-  4  Suzuki reached on infield single to shortstop,
                         Kelly scored, Crow-Armstrong to second.
T7         CIN    9-  3  De La Cruz singled to left, McLain scored and
                         Rodriguez scored, Myers to second.
T6         CIN    7-  3  Stephenson homered to center (399 feet), De La
                         Cruz scored and Stewart scored.
T6         CIN    4-  3  Stewart reached on infield single to shortstop,
                         Rodriguez scored, De La Cruz to third.
T6         CIN    3-  3  Trevino homered to center (395 feet).
T5         CIN    2-  3  Stewart homered to center (382 feet).
T4         CIN    1-  3  Rodriguez singled to center, Bleday scored.
B3         CHC    0-  3  Busch homered to right (374 feet), Suzuki
                         scored.
B1         CHC    0-  1  Bregman doubled to right, Suzuki scored.

Headline

Reds hit 4 homers, score 9 unanswered runs to beat wild card-leading Cubs 10-8

CHICAGO -- Tyler Stephenson hit a three-run homer to highlight a five-run sixth inning, Jose Trevino , TJ Friedl and Sal Stewart also went deep and the Cincinnati Reds scored nine unanswered runs in a 10-8 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Down 3-0 after three innings, the Reds cut their deficit to 3-2 in the fifth before moving ahead in the sixth when Trevino tied it with a solo homer, Stewart added an RBI single and Stephenson launched a 399-foot homer to center to make it 7-3.

Usually reliable Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (5-5) took the loss, giving up five runs on four hits and a walk while getting just two outs.

Stewart had his 29th homer to go with a single, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored. Five Cincinnatti players had a multi-hit game, including shortstop Elly De La Cruz , who had three hits, two RBI and scored a run.

The loss extended a tough stretch for the Cubs' bullpen, which blew two saves on the teams recent West Coast trip.

Thornton had been pitching well for the Cubs, not allowing a run in August while surrendering just four earned runs over his last 26 appearances, dating to mid-June.

The Cubs mounted a comeback in the eighth, closing within 9-8 on Seiya Suzuki 's run-scoring double and a three-run homer by rookie Pedro Ramirez.

Reds starter Rhett Lowder (6-8) got the win, giving up three runs on five hits with five strikeouts.

The Reds had struggled at Wrigley Field this season. Cincinnati was swept in a four-game series in Chicago in May. The Reds entered Friday 1-6 against the wild card-leading Cubs.

Up next

Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (6-9, 4.15 ERA) is scheduled to face Cubs RHP Kevin Gausman (7-11, 4.37) on Saturday.

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