CHICAGO
-- Joe Maddon could make light of his latest ejection, saying he got
in a workout and snacked on some buttered raisin bread after he got
tossed.
On a day when the Cubs lost again, their manager found at least a few positives.
John Lackey's winless streak stretched to five starts, Maddon was ejected and the Cincinnati Reds beat struggling Chicago 9-5 on Tuesday behind Zack Cozart's 13th home run.
Lackey (7-5) allowed six runs -- five earned -- six hits and five walks in six innings, dropping to 0-3 in his past five starts. The Cubs have lost five of their last six games and 10 of 15.
Maddon was ejected for the second time this season. David Ross was batting in the second, took a 3-0 pitch and started heading to first, only for plate umpire Jerry Meals to call a strike. Maddon got tossed by Meals as he protested from the dugout, then came out for a spirited argument that lasted a few more minutes.
"It was pretty much the culmination of other calls that were going against us recently at the plate," he said. "I think it kind of boiled over in that moment. I haven't had a day off in a while."
Joey Votto added two RBI and Jay Bruce homered as the Reds beat the Cubs for the second time in 12 games this season after nearly blowing a 5-0 lead. Cincinnati won for just the third time in 14 games overall.
Cozart doubled and scored in the fourth. He also went deep in Monday's loss.
"Everybody wants to beat the Cubs," said Billy Hamilton, who had two hits and scored two runs. "They're the best team in baseball. We know we can beat those guys. This was a big day for us."
Kris Bryant hit his major league-leading 25th home run for Chicago. Addison Russell went deep twice, giving him giving him three homers in the past two games. Javier Baez also connected against Brandon Finnegan (4-7).
Finnegan gave up five runs and five hits in five innings, including four homers that matched Jon Moscot's season-high for Cincinnati at Colorado on May 31. He had lasted a career-low 2 1/3 innings against Washington in his previous start.
Bryant, Baez and Russell each connected in a four-run third. Russell added a solo drive in the fifth that cut it to 6-5.
Votto made it a two-run game with an RBI double off Travis Wood in the seventh and Bruce bumped the lead to 9-5 with a two-run drive against Pedro Strop in the ninth.
Raisel Iglesias pitched two-hit ball over three scoreless innings in relief for Cincinnati. Suburban Chicago product Tony Cingrani, celebrating his 27th birthday, worked the ninth.
BRUCE GOES DEEP
Bruce became the 14th major leaguer to hit at least 18 homers in each of his first nine seasons.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Reliever Jumbo Diaz was available after getting a day off because of a sore right ankle. The right-hander was struck by a line drive at Washington on Sunday.
Cubs: Bryant, who started at third base, was still a little sore following Monday's outfield collision with CF Albert Almora Jr. He bruised his lower left leg while making a catch in left in the fifth when Almora ran into him, and he left in the bottom half. Bryant acknowledged the season-ending knee injury Kyle Schwarber sustained in a collision playing left field in early April crossed his mind. "Anytime it's with the knee and it goes the way it's not supposed to go, it's scary," he said. "Sitting there on the ground, it looked straight to me so I was like, `Maybe it's not too bad."
UP NEXT
RHP Adam Warren (3-1, 4.56 ERA) is to make a spot start for Chicago after getting stretched out in the minors while RHP Anthony DeSclafani (2-0, 1.78) is to pitch for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Reds
On a day when the Cubs lost again, their manager found at least a few positives.
John Lackey's winless streak stretched to five starts, Maddon was ejected and the Cincinnati Reds beat struggling Chicago 9-5 on Tuesday behind Zack Cozart's 13th home run.
Lackey (7-5) allowed six runs -- five earned -- six hits and five walks in six innings, dropping to 0-3 in his past five starts. The Cubs have lost five of their last six games and 10 of 15.
Maddon was ejected for the second time this season. David Ross was batting in the second, took a 3-0 pitch and started heading to first, only for plate umpire Jerry Meals to call a strike. Maddon got tossed by Meals as he protested from the dugout, then came out for a spirited argument that lasted a few more minutes.
"It was pretty much the culmination of other calls that were going against us recently at the plate," he said. "I think it kind of boiled over in that moment. I haven't had a day off in a while."
Joey Votto added two RBI and Jay Bruce homered as the Reds beat the Cubs for the second time in 12 games this season after nearly blowing a 5-0 lead. Cincinnati won for just the third time in 14 games overall.
Cozart doubled and scored in the fourth. He also went deep in Monday's loss.
"Everybody wants to beat the Cubs," said Billy Hamilton, who had two hits and scored two runs. "They're the best team in baseball. We know we can beat those guys. This was a big day for us."
Kris Bryant hit his major league-leading 25th home run for Chicago. Addison Russell went deep twice, giving him giving him three homers in the past two games. Javier Baez also connected against Brandon Finnegan (4-7).
Finnegan gave up five runs and five hits in five innings, including four homers that matched Jon Moscot's season-high for Cincinnati at Colorado on May 31. He had lasted a career-low 2 1/3 innings against Washington in his previous start.
Bryant, Baez and Russell each connected in a four-run third. Russell added a solo drive in the fifth that cut it to 6-5.
Votto made it a two-run game with an RBI double off Travis Wood in the seventh and Bruce bumped the lead to 9-5 with a two-run drive against Pedro Strop in the ninth.
Raisel Iglesias pitched two-hit ball over three scoreless innings in relief for Cincinnati. Suburban Chicago product Tony Cingrani, celebrating his 27th birthday, worked the ninth.
BRUCE GOES DEEP
Bruce became the 14th major leaguer to hit at least 18 homers in each of his first nine seasons.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Reliever Jumbo Diaz was available after getting a day off because of a sore right ankle. The right-hander was struck by a line drive at Washington on Sunday.
Cubs: Bryant, who started at third base, was still a little sore following Monday's outfield collision with CF Albert Almora Jr. He bruised his lower left leg while making a catch in left in the fifth when Almora ran into him, and he left in the bottom half. Bryant acknowledged the season-ending knee injury Kyle Schwarber sustained in a collision playing left field in early April crossed his mind. "Anytime it's with the knee and it goes the way it's not supposed to go, it's scary," he said. "Sitting there on the ground, it looked straight to me so I was like, `Maybe it's not too bad."
UP NEXT
RHP Adam Warren (3-1, 4.56 ERA) is to make a spot start for Chicago after getting stretched out in the minors while RHP Anthony DeSclafani (2-0, 1.78) is to pitch for Cincinnati.
2:20PM,EDT,July 5,2016
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton to third, Votto to second on passed ball by Ross, Hamilton scored, Votto safe at third on throwing error by catcher Ross. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to shallow left, Votto scored, Bruce thrown out at third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Rizzo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Suárez singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Finnegan bunted into fielder's choice to first, Suárez out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart homered to left center (385 feet), Finnegan scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Contreras doubled to deep right center. | 4 | 0 |
| Russell struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Heyward fouled out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Manager J Maddon ejected by J Meals in the 2nd. | 4 | 0 |
| Ross walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Lackey grounded into fielder's choice to second, Ross out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Duvall grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Phillips grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Suárez walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Cabrera doubled to right, Suárez scored, Cabrera to third on error by second baseman Báez. | 5 | 0 |
| Finnegan struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Báez homered to left center (391 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Zobrist grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| Bryant homered to left (398 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Rizzo walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Contreras flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Russell homered to left center (382 feet), Rizzo scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Heyward walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Ross flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Cozart doubled to deep left. | 5 | 4 |
| Hamilton sacrificed to pitcher, Cozart to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Votto hit sacrifice fly to center, Cozart scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Bruce grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Lackey struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| Báez walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Zobrist flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Bryant flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Duvall popped out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Suárez grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Rizzo grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| Contreras grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Russell homered to left center (386 feet). | 6 | 5 |
| Heyward grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Cabrera struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| De Jesús hit for Finnegan. | 6 | 5 |
| De Jesús struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Cozart fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Iglesias relieved Finnegan. | 6 | 5 |
| Ross reached on bunt single to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Candelario hit for Lackey. | 6 | 5 |
| Candelario hit by pitch, Ross to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Báez bunt popped out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| Zobrist flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Wood relieved Lackey. | 6 | 5 |
| Hamilton doubled to right. | 6 | 5 |
| Hamilton stole third. | 6 | 5 |
| Votto doubled to left, Hamilton scored. | 7 | 5 |
| Bruce popped out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Duvall grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| Phillips flied out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Rizzo singled to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Contreras struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Russell lined out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| Heyward walked, Rizzo to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Montero hit for Ross. | 7 | 5 |
| Montero popped out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joel Peralta pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Montero catching. | 7 | 5 |
| Peralta relieved Wood. | 7 | 5 |
| Suárez flied out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Iglesias singled to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Cozart lined out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Szczur hit for Peralta. | 7 | 5 |
| Szczur grounded out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Zobrist flied out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Strop pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Strop relieved Peralta. | 7 | 5 |
| Hamilton bunt popped out to pitcher. | 7 | 5 |
| Votto walked. | 7 | 5 |
| Bruce homered to left (367 feet), Votto scored. | 9 | 5 |
| Duvall walked. | 9 | 5 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Cingrani relieved Iglesias. | 9 | 5 |
| Bryant grounded out to third. | 9 | 5 |
| Rizzo flied out to center. | 9 | 5 |
| Contreras grounded out to third. | 9 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozart SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .269 | .321 | .486 |
| Hamilton CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .244 | .294 | .367 |
| Votto 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | .260 | .392 | .463 |
| Bruce RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .268 | .315 | .546 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .252 | .290 | .559 |
| Phillips 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .248 | .287 | .363 |
| Suárez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .233 | .302 | .413 |
| Cabrera C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .254 | .292 | .313 |
| Finnegan P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .152 | .200 | .182 |
a-De Jesús PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .216 | .273 | .284 |
Iglesias P
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 167 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for B Finnegan in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cabrera (4, Lackey); Cozart (22, Lackey); Hamilton (14, Wood); Votto (15, Wood) HR: Cozart (13, 2nd inning off Lackey 1 on, 2 Out); Bruce (18, 9th inning off Strop 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Phillips (31), Cozart 2 (37), Cabrera (6), Votto 2 (42), Bruce 2 (62) S: Hamilton SF: Votto 2-out RBI: Phillips, Cozart 2, Cabrera Reds RISP: 2-8 (Duvall 0-2, Phillips 1-2, Finnegan 0-1, Bruce 0-2, Votto 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton 3 (22, 2nd base off Lackey/Ross 2, 3rd base off Wood/Ross) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| CHC MGR MADDON EJECTED BOT 2ND (BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,310 (100.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Sean Barber, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Chris Conroy |
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