The Cincinnati Reds bullpen had one of many worst sequence in franchise historical past and on Sunday the Cubs made certain it harm as they scored eight runs down the stretch to finish a come from behind win, giving Chicago the sequence victory at Nice American Ball Park.
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Chicago Cubs (32-21)
11
13
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Cincinnati Reds (26-28)
8
11
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W: Pomeranz (2-) L:Â Rogers (1-2) SV: Palencia (2)
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Nick Lodolo obtained himself into bother within the high of the first when he issued a 1-out stroll to Kyle Tucker. A single adopted to place two males on. Then Lodolo uncorked a wild pitch to maneuver each runners up after which they each got here in to attain on a single by Pete Crow-Armstrong that put Chicago up 2-0.
Cincinnati’s offense was prepared for the duty of their half of the inning. Two walks began the inning earlier than a drive out left runners on the corners with one out. The Reds then obtained RBI singles from Austin Hays, Jose Trevino, and Will Benson that put them up 3-2. Ben Brown then threw a wild pitch that introduced within the 4th run of the inning. Reese McGuire, a late addition to the Cubs lineup, obtained a kind of runs again within the high of the 2nd inning with a 2-out solo house run.
That’s the place the sport stayed till the underside of the fifth inning. The Reds obtained the inning began on a single by Matt McLain that traveled about 12 ft, however he legged it out for the infield hit. TJ Friedl adopted up with a single of his personal after which Elly De La Cruz got here via with an RBI single to increase the result in 5-3. Austin Hays noticed a dangling curveball and hit it into the left discipline nook for a 2-run triple and ended the day for Ben Brown as he walked off the mound with Chicago trailing 7-3. Jose Trevino then got here via with a 2-out RBI double to push the result in 5 runs for the house staff.
The day was over for Nick Lodolo after 5 innings and the Reds known as on Scott Barlow to enter the sport for the highest of the sixth inning. He walked the primary two batters he noticed earlier than getting a go to from pitching coach Derek Johnson. Barlow would get a floor out and a line out from the following two hitters, however he threw a wild pitch to Ian Happ that introduced in a run earlier than hanging him out to finish the inning.
Graham Ashcraft took over for Cincinnati within the seventh and obtained two outs to begin the body, however the Cubs put collectively a 2-out rally after that with two singles that have been adopted up by a 2-run double that bounced off of the wall in left-center by Nico Hoerner. Michael Busch then blooped a single into shallow proper discipline to usher in one other run and reduce the Reds result in only one. Ashcraft would get a strikeout to strand the tying run at first base.
The bullpen woes continued within the high of the eighth inning as Reese McGuire, enjoying in his first sport within the huge leagues this season, hit his second house run of the sport to start the inning and tie issues up. Taylor Rogers adopted up by issuing a stroll and giving up a single earlier than the Reds known as on Luis Mey out of the bullpen to try to get out of the jam he inherited. He didn’t. Seiya Suzuki took the fifth pitch Mey threw and hit it 116 MPH into the seats for a go-ahead 3-run house run to provide Chicago an 11-8 lead.
Cincinnati would get singles from Matt McLain and TJ Friedl within the backside of the eighth, however Santiago Espinal struck out to finish the inning. After a scoreless high of the ninth, the Reds despatched the guts of the order to the plate towards Daniel Palencia. Elly De La Cruz lined a single into left to get the inning going and attempt to begin a rally. The rally by no means got here as Palencia sat the following three hitters down so as to seal an 11-8 victory for Chicago.
Key Second of the Sport
Seiya Suzuki’s 3-run house run within the eighth inning that gave the Cubs the lead.
Notes Price Noting
The Reds led this sport by 5 runs in a sport the place if they’d received it will have given them a sequence win in a sequence that they misplaced the primary sport of. They haven’t received such a sequence since June of 2023. Unbelievable.
Spencer Steer’s hitting streak got here to an finish at 12 video games. He got here off of the bench as a pinch hitter mid-game and went 0-3 with three strikeouts.
The Cubs hit 9 house runs within the sequence. The Reds hit one.
From Joel Luckhaupt: 21 runs scored by the Cubs within the seventh inning or later on this sequence. That’s probably the most the Reds have given up in a 3-game sequence since a minimum of 1901.
Up Subsequent for the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas Metropolis Royals
Monday, Could twenty sixth, 4:10pm ET
Nick Martinez (2-5, 3.43 ERA) vs Michael Lorenzen (3-5, 3.77 ERA)
