CHICAGO -- Phillip Ervin may be a late-bloomer, but the Cincinnati outfielder has arrived in the majors with bang.
Ervin hit a two-run homer to snap a tie in the seventh inning and had four RBI in his first major league start as the Reds rebounded from blowing a nine-run lead to defeat the Chicago Cubs 13-10 on Thursday.
Ervin, in right field in his fifth game, also had a single and double in four at-bats. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old homered as a pinch hitter for his first hit.
"I have struggled through the minors a bit so to come up here just showing everybody I can play, it just feels good," said Ervin, who appeared in three games in April before his recall this week from Triple-A. "So I'm just trying to take it as it is and have fun right now."
Joey Votto lofted a three-run homer in a nine-run, second-inning rally as Cincinnati raced to a 9-0 lead against Cubs starter Jon Lester on a warm day with the wind blowing out.
Ian Happ hit two solo shots and a sacrifice fly, and Alex Avila went deep and had three RBI for the Cubs, who used six homers to erase a nine-run deficit for the first time since August 1989 versus Houston.
"A lot of times, that's a hard game to hold on to because you've lost so much momentum," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We were able to hold the line a little bit and settle things down, and then Ervin hits the big homer to make it 11-9."
Drew Storen (4-2) pitched a scoreless sixth for the win, then Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 23 chances. Justin Grimm (1-2), who gave up Erwin's homer and was the second of five Cubs relievers took the loss.
Happ, Avila, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez homered in the fourth as the Cubs went deep four times in an inning for the first time since June 2008 to cut it to 9-6.
Kyle Schwarber homered to lead off the fifth, then Anthony Rizzo and Avila drove in runs with doubles against Michael Lorenzen to tie it at 9.
The Reds sent 13 men to the plate in the second. Eugenio Suarez and Ervin each had a single and a double in the eight-hit outburst.
Lester was pulled with left lat tightness with two outs in the inning and saw a doctor after the game. Manager Joe Maddon didn't have a report on the lefty, but knew his velocity was down and that he lacked finishing pop on pitches.
"They had a lot of soft hits over over the infielders heads," Maddon said. "The cutter was down to 84-85 (mph). That's not quite right."
Lester was charged with nine runs, seven earned, and was replaced by Mike Montgomery after facing 11 batters in the inning and Cincinnati leading 8-0.
It was Cincinnati's biggest rally since scoring 10 runs in August 2015 versus Detroit.
Montgomery allowed no runs in 4 1/3 innings to set the stage for the Cubs' comeback.
"We had a chance to re-group and at that point we just started hitting," Montgomery said. "Our offense was unbelievable today. It was really just that one inning."
Bryant led off the fourth with a drive to left that bounced off the bleachers and onto Waveland Avenue. Avila's two-run homer was followed by consecutive solo shots from Happ and Baez off Reds starter Scott Feldman, who allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Cincinnati permitted four homers in an inning for the first time since September 2007 versus Milwaukee.
After Chicago tied it 9-all in the fifth, Ervin put the Reds back in front 11-9 in the seventh. Happ's sac fly in the bottom half made it 11-10.The Reds added insurance runs in the eighth and ninth.
OFFENSIVE BUZZ
During the Reds' rally in the second, four of the Navy's Blue Angels fighter jets repeatedly buzzed Wrigley Field in formation at low altitude. They're part of the Chicago Air & Water show, which runs this weekend.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Price said OF Scott Schebler (strained left rotator cuff) should rejoin the club Friday in Atlanta. Schebler has been on the 10-day disabled list since Aug. 1. and began a rehab stint at Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday. ... RHP Robert Stephenson (bruised right shoulder) is scheduled to return to the rotation against the Braves on Saturday.
Cubs: An update on Lester is expected by Friday morning. . Maddon said C Willson Contreras, on the DL since last week (right hamstring strain) "is feeling pretty good," but there's no timetable for his return. Contreras, injured running to first base at San Francisco on Aug. 9, was expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Sal Romano (2-5, 6.05) faces Braves RHP R.A. Dickey (8-7, 3.89) on Friday night in Atlanta. Romano, one of three rookies in Cincinnati's rotation, has lost four straight.
Cubs: RHP Jake Arrieta (12-8, 3.73) takes the mound against Toronto LHP J.A. Happ (6-8, 3.63) in the opener of a three-game set at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. Arietta is 5-2 with a 2.10 ERA in eight starts since July 2. Happ, 20-4 last season, has won three straight with a 1.45 ERA after getting off to a 3-8 start.
Ervin hit a two-run homer to snap a tie in the seventh inning and had four RBI in his first major league start as the Reds rebounded from blowing a nine-run lead to defeat the Chicago Cubs 13-10 on Thursday.
Ervin, in right field in his fifth game, also had a single and double in four at-bats. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old homered as a pinch hitter for his first hit.
"I have struggled through the minors a bit so to come up here just showing everybody I can play, it just feels good," said Ervin, who appeared in three games in April before his recall this week from Triple-A. "So I'm just trying to take it as it is and have fun right now."
Joey Votto lofted a three-run homer in a nine-run, second-inning rally as Cincinnati raced to a 9-0 lead against Cubs starter Jon Lester on a warm day with the wind blowing out.
Ian Happ hit two solo shots and a sacrifice fly, and Alex Avila went deep and had three RBI for the Cubs, who used six homers to erase a nine-run deficit for the first time since August 1989 versus Houston.
"A lot of times, that's a hard game to hold on to because you've lost so much momentum," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We were able to hold the line a little bit and settle things down, and then Ervin hits the big homer to make it 11-9."
Drew Storen (4-2) pitched a scoreless sixth for the win, then Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 23 chances. Justin Grimm (1-2), who gave up Erwin's homer and was the second of five Cubs relievers took the loss.
Happ, Avila, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez homered in the fourth as the Cubs went deep four times in an inning for the first time since June 2008 to cut it to 9-6.
Kyle Schwarber homered to lead off the fifth, then Anthony Rizzo and Avila drove in runs with doubles against Michael Lorenzen to tie it at 9.
The Reds sent 13 men to the plate in the second. Eugenio Suarez and Ervin each had a single and a double in the eight-hit outburst.
Lester was pulled with left lat tightness with two outs in the inning and saw a doctor after the game. Manager Joe Maddon didn't have a report on the lefty, but knew his velocity was down and that he lacked finishing pop on pitches.
"They had a lot of soft hits over over the infielders heads," Maddon said. "The cutter was down to 84-85 (mph). That's not quite right."
Lester was charged with nine runs, seven earned, and was replaced by Mike Montgomery after facing 11 batters in the inning and Cincinnati leading 8-0.
It was Cincinnati's biggest rally since scoring 10 runs in August 2015 versus Detroit.
Montgomery allowed no runs in 4 1/3 innings to set the stage for the Cubs' comeback.
"We had a chance to re-group and at that point we just started hitting," Montgomery said. "Our offense was unbelievable today. It was really just that one inning."
Bryant led off the fourth with a drive to left that bounced off the bleachers and onto Waveland Avenue. Avila's two-run homer was followed by consecutive solo shots from Happ and Baez off Reds starter Scott Feldman, who allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Cincinnati permitted four homers in an inning for the first time since September 2007 versus Milwaukee.
After Chicago tied it 9-all in the fifth, Ervin put the Reds back in front 11-9 in the seventh. Happ's sac fly in the bottom half made it 11-10.The Reds added insurance runs in the eighth and ninth.
OFFENSIVE BUZZ
During the Reds' rally in the second, four of the Navy's Blue Angels fighter jets repeatedly buzzed Wrigley Field in formation at low altitude. They're part of the Chicago Air & Water show, which runs this weekend.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Price said OF Scott Schebler (strained left rotator cuff) should rejoin the club Friday in Atlanta. Schebler has been on the 10-day disabled list since Aug. 1. and began a rehab stint at Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday. ... RHP Robert Stephenson (bruised right shoulder) is scheduled to return to the rotation against the Braves on Saturday.
Cubs: An update on Lester is expected by Friday morning. . Maddon said C Willson Contreras, on the DL since last week (right hamstring strain) "is feeling pretty good," but there's no timetable for his return. Contreras, injured running to first base at San Francisco on Aug. 9, was expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Sal Romano (2-5, 6.05) faces Braves RHP R.A. Dickey (8-7, 3.89) on Friday night in Atlanta. Romano, one of three rookies in Cincinnati's rotation, has lost four straight.
Cubs: RHP Jake Arrieta (12-8, 3.73) takes the mound against Toronto LHP J.A. Happ (6-8, 3.63) in the opener of a three-game set at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. Arietta is 5-2 with a 2.10 ERA in eight starts since July 2. Happ, 20-4 last season, has won three straight with a 1.45 ERA after getting off to a 3-8 start.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Hamilton flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Jay grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schwarber reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Duvall singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to left center, Duvall to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett singled to center, Duvall scored, Suárez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ervin singled to left center, Suárez scored, Gennett to third, Ervin to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
| Turner popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Feldman grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Peraza singled to right center, Gennett and Ervin scored, Hamilton to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Peraza stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| Votto homered to left (378 feet), Hamilton and Peraza scored. | 7 | 0 |
| Duvall safe at first on error by third baseman Bryant. | 7 | 0 |
| Suárez doubled to deep center, Duvall scored. | 8 | 0 |
| Montgomery relieved Lester. | 8 | 0 |
| Gennett walked. | 8 | 0 |
| Ervin doubled to center, Suárez scored, Gennett thrown out at home. | 9 | 0 |
| 9 Runs, 8 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Zobrist grounded out to first. | 9 | 0 |
| Avila lined out to center. | 9 | 0 |
| Happ homered to left (378 feet). | 9 | 1 |
| Báez grounded out to first. | 9 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Turner reached on infield single to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Feldman sacrificed to pitcher, Turner to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Hamilton grounded out to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Peraza struck out looking. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Montgomery struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Jay grounded out to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Schwarber flied out to center. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Votto singled to shallow center. | 9 | 1 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Suárez hit by pitch, Votto to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Gennett grounded into fielder's choice to second, Suárez out at second, Votto to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Ervin flied out to center. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Bryant homered to left (386 feet). | 9 | 2 |
| Rizzo doubled to left. | 9 | 2 |
| Zobrist lined out to center. | 9 | 2 |
| Avila homered to center (361 feet), Rizzo scored. | 9 | 4 |
| Happ homered to center (443 feet). | 9 | 5 |
| Báez homered to left (414 feet). | 9 | 6 |
| Montgomery grounded out to catcher. | 9 | 6 |
| Lorenzen relieved Feldman. | 9 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| Lorenzen struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Schwarber homered to left (367 feet). | 9 | 7 |
| Bryant hit by pitch. | 9 | 7 |
| Rizzo doubled to left, Bryant scored. | 9 | 8 |
| Zobrist grounded out to first, Rizzo to third. | 9 | 8 |
| Avila doubled to left center, Rizzo scored. | 9 | 9 |
| Happ struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| Báez grounded out to second. | 9 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 9 | 9 |
| Votto grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 9 |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Storen relieved Lorenzen. | 9 | 9 |
| La Stella hit for Montgomery. | 9 | 9 |
| La Stella struck out looking. | 9 | 9 |
| Jay walked. | 9 | 9 |
| Schwarber singled to right, Jay to second. | 9 | 9 |
| Bryant lined into double play, pitcher to first, Schwarber out at first. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Grimm pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Grimm relieved Montgomery. | 9 | 9 |
| Suárez walked. | 9 | 9 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| Ervin homered to left (381 feet), Suárez scored. | 11 | 9 |
| Turner grounded out to third. | 11 | 9 |
| Cozart hit for Storen. | 11 | 9 |
| Cozart walked. | 11 | 9 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Adleman relieved Storen. | 11 | 9 |
| Rizzo struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| Zobrist tripled to deep right. | 11 | 9 |
| Avila walked. | 11 | 9 |
| Happ hit sacrifice fly to left, Zobrist scored. | 11 | 10 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 11 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Wilson relieved Grimm. | 11 | 10 |
| Peraza walked. | 11 | 10 |
| Votto walked, Peraza to second. | 11 | 10 |
| Duensing relieved Wilson. | 11 | 10 |
| Duvall flied out to right, Peraza to third. | 11 | 10 |
| Suárez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Peraza scored, Votto out at second. | 12 | 10 |
| Suárez stole second. | 12 | 10 |
| Gennett grounded out to first. | 12 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Caratini hit for Duensing. | 12 | 10 |
| Peralta relieved Adleman. | 12 | 10 |
| Caratini struck out swinging. | 12 | 10 |
| Jay struck out looking. | 12 | 10 |
| Schwarber popped out to first. | 12 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Hector Rondon pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Rondón relieved Duensing. | 12 | 10 |
| Ervin walked. | 12 | 10 |
| Turner sacrificed to catcher, Ervin to second. | 12 | 10 |
| Winker hit for Peralta. | 12 | 10 |
| Winker walked. | 12 | 10 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 12 | 10 |
| Peraza reached on infield single to second, Ervin scored, Winker to second. | 13 | 10 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 13 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Iglesias relieved Peralta. | 13 | 10 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 13 | 10 |
| Rizzo singled to right. | 13 | 10 |
| Rizzo to second on wild pitch by Iglesias. | 13 | 10 |
| Zobrist struck out swinging. | 13 | 10 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 13 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | .247 | .298 | .330 |
| Peraza SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .263 | .300 | .332 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .316 | .448 | .601 |
| Duvall LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .261 | .313 | .526 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .265 | .377 | .477 |
| Gennett 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .289 | .340 | .529 |
| Ervin RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .500 | .600 | 1.375 |
| Turner C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .176 | .218 | .294 |
| Feldman P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .029 | .029 | .029 |
Lorenzen P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .400 |
Storen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Cozart PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .312 | .403 | .580 |
Adleman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .107 |
Peralta P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Winker PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .273 | .377 | .409 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 37 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 191 | |||
| a-walked for D Storen in the 7th b-walked for W Peralta in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Suárez (22, Lester); Ervin (1, Montgomery) HR: Votto (32, 2nd inning off Lester 2 on, 2 Out); Ervin (2, 7th inning off Grimm 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Gennett (70), Ervin 4 (5), Peraza 3 (33), Votto 3 (86), Suárez 2 (62) S: Feldman, Turner 2-out RBI: Peraza 3, Votto 3, Suárez, Ervin Reds RISP: 6-17 (Feldman 0-1, Turner 0-1, Gennett 1-3, Duvall 0-1, Ervin 2-3, Suárez 0-1, Hamilton 0-2, Peraza 2-3, Votto 1-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Peraza (16, 2nd base off Lester/Avila); Suárez (4, 2nd base off Duensing/Avila) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Storen-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP LESTER (LEFT LAT TIGHTNESS) LEFT GAME TOP 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 38,675 (94.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:45 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Conroy, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Ryan Blakney |
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