CHICAGO -- The last-place Cincinnati Reds tightened up their act to rebound from a lopsided loss and hang on against the top team in the NL Central.
Scooter Gennett's sacrifice fly drove in Joey Votto from third to break a scoreless tie in the eighth, and Billy Hamilton singled in a run in the ninth as Cincinnati edged the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Tuesday night.
After Votto walked for the third time and advanced to third on Adam Duvall's single off reliever Pedro Strop (3-3), Gennett smacked a line drive to right that Jason Heyward caught on the run.
"Overall it was just a really fun baseball game on both ends," Gennett said. "Pitching was great."
Cincinnati rookie Luis Castillo allowed only two singles over six innings as the Reds -- drubbed by Chicago 15-5 on Monday -- beat the Cubs for just the eighth time in the last 33 games. Chicago remained 1 1/2 games ahead of both St. Louis and Milwaukee in the NL Central.
"I was focused today," Castillo said, speaking through a translator. "Today was just amazing. I felt really, really good on the mound."
Ben Zobrist singled in a run in the ninth off Raisel Iglesias to cut the Reds' lead to 2-1, but Iglesias worked around three hits in the ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances.
After pinch hitter Kyle Schwarber and Heyward singled to start the ninth, Javier Baez's sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third.
Zobrist, who had entered as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, singled sharply to right. Schwarber scored, but Heyward was held up at third.
"Great at-bat by Zobrist," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "He just hit it in the wrong spot."
Iglesias then struck out Jon Jay and and Alex Avila to end it.
"My back is turned to that play," Heyward said. "I've just got to trust my third base coach there."
Starters Castillo and Kyle Hendricks got no-decisions as they matched up in a crisp duel. Michael Lorenzen (7-2), pitched a scoreless seventh for the win in a game with just one extra-base hit -- Reds pinch hitter Jose Peraza's ground-rule double in the ninth.
Votto was held hitless, but reached base at least twice for the 20th consecutive game. That extended his Reds club record, matched Barry Bonds for the longest streak since 2004, and is one game short of Ted Williams' major-league record set in 1948.
Castillo, one of three rookies in the Reds rotation, walked two and fanned seven in his 11th start and first againt the Cubs.
Hendricks, making his fifth start since coming off the disabled list on July 24, allowed five hits while walking four and striking out six through six-plus innings.
"All the things I've been working on came to fruition," Hendricks said. "Fastball command, No. 1, was good."
Hendricks left with none out in the seventh with two runners on. Carl Edwards Jr. closed out the inning with three strikeouts to keep the Reds off the board.
Hendricks is 0-1 with four no-decisions since coming back from right hand tendinitis. His last win was on May 24 versus San Francisco.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco was placed on the 10-day DL with a broken bone in his left foot and will be out three to six weeks, according to manager Bryan Price. An All-Star in 2014, Mesoraco was hit by a pitch from Chicago Cubs starter Jose Quintana in the second inning of the Reds 15-5 loss at Wrigley Field on Monday. . The Reds recalled outfielder Phillip Ervin from Triple-A Louisville to fill the roster spot. ... Mesoraco's absence creates an additional complication: The wives of the two catchers on the Reds active roster, Tucker Barnhart and Stuart Turner, are both expecting babies in about 10 days.
Cubs: SS Addison Russell (strained right foot) doesn't think he'll be ready to play before the Cubs conclude their current homestand on Sunday. Russell said he is able to run and hit, but has issues when he tries to change direction. . Zobrist was scratched from the starting lineup for the second straight game with a stiff neck as a precaution, but could return to the lineup on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Reds RHP Homer Bailey (4-6, 8.31 ERA) takes the mound against Cubs righty John Lackey (10-9, 4.82) on Wednesday night in the third contest of the four-game series. Lackey is 5-0 with a 3.42 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break. Bailey, who opened the season on the DL after having bone spurs removed from his right elbow, will make his 11th start.
Scooter Gennett's sacrifice fly drove in Joey Votto from third to break a scoreless tie in the eighth, and Billy Hamilton singled in a run in the ninth as Cincinnati edged the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Tuesday night.
After Votto walked for the third time and advanced to third on Adam Duvall's single off reliever Pedro Strop (3-3), Gennett smacked a line drive to right that Jason Heyward caught on the run.
"Overall it was just a really fun baseball game on both ends," Gennett said. "Pitching was great."
Cincinnati rookie Luis Castillo allowed only two singles over six innings as the Reds -- drubbed by Chicago 15-5 on Monday -- beat the Cubs for just the eighth time in the last 33 games. Chicago remained 1 1/2 games ahead of both St. Louis and Milwaukee in the NL Central.
"I was focused today," Castillo said, speaking through a translator. "Today was just amazing. I felt really, really good on the mound."
Ben Zobrist singled in a run in the ninth off Raisel Iglesias to cut the Reds' lead to 2-1, but Iglesias worked around three hits in the ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances.
After pinch hitter Kyle Schwarber and Heyward singled to start the ninth, Javier Baez's sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third.
Zobrist, who had entered as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, singled sharply to right. Schwarber scored, but Heyward was held up at third.
"Great at-bat by Zobrist," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "He just hit it in the wrong spot."
Iglesias then struck out Jon Jay and and Alex Avila to end it.
"My back is turned to that play," Heyward said. "I've just got to trust my third base coach there."
Starters Castillo and Kyle Hendricks got no-decisions as they matched up in a crisp duel. Michael Lorenzen (7-2), pitched a scoreless seventh for the win in a game with just one extra-base hit -- Reds pinch hitter Jose Peraza's ground-rule double in the ninth.
Votto was held hitless, but reached base at least twice for the 20th consecutive game. That extended his Reds club record, matched Barry Bonds for the longest streak since 2004, and is one game short of Ted Williams' major-league record set in 1948.
Castillo, one of three rookies in the Reds rotation, walked two and fanned seven in his 11th start and first againt the Cubs.
Hendricks, making his fifth start since coming off the disabled list on July 24, allowed five hits while walking four and striking out six through six-plus innings.
"All the things I've been working on came to fruition," Hendricks said. "Fastball command, No. 1, was good."
Hendricks left with none out in the seventh with two runners on. Carl Edwards Jr. closed out the inning with three strikeouts to keep the Reds off the board.
Hendricks is 0-1 with four no-decisions since coming back from right hand tendinitis. His last win was on May 24 versus San Francisco.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco was placed on the 10-day DL with a broken bone in his left foot and will be out three to six weeks, according to manager Bryan Price. An All-Star in 2014, Mesoraco was hit by a pitch from Chicago Cubs starter Jose Quintana in the second inning of the Reds 15-5 loss at Wrigley Field on Monday. . The Reds recalled outfielder Phillip Ervin from Triple-A Louisville to fill the roster spot. ... Mesoraco's absence creates an additional complication: The wives of the two catchers on the Reds active roster, Tucker Barnhart and Stuart Turner, are both expecting babies in about 10 days.
Cubs: SS Addison Russell (strained right foot) doesn't think he'll be ready to play before the Cubs conclude their current homestand on Sunday. Russell said he is able to run and hit, but has issues when he tries to change direction. . Zobrist was scratched from the starting lineup for the second straight game with a stiff neck as a precaution, but could return to the lineup on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Reds RHP Homer Bailey (4-6, 8.31 ERA) takes the mound against Cubs righty John Lackey (10-9, 4.82) on Wednesday night in the third contest of the four-game series. Lackey is 5-0 with a 3.42 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break. Bailey, who opened the season on the DL after having bone spurs removed from his right elbow, will make his 11th start.
8:05PM,EDT,August 15,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked, Cozart to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Jay struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| La Stella grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo singled to left, Bryant to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Caratini struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Winker singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Winker out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Almora Jr. lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Heyward grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Báez lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Hendricks struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jay flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| La Stella walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, La Stella out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Votto struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to right, Gennett to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Winker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Rizzo lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Caratini struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Almora Jr. singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Heyward flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Barnhart lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton picked off first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hendricks struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Jay grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Cozart grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| La Stella lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Suárez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Winker singled to center, Suárez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Edwards Jr. relieved Hendricks. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging, Suárez to third on wild pitch by Edwards Jr.. | 0 | 0 |
| Kivlehan hit for Castillo. | 0 | 0 |
| Kivlehan struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Winker stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Lorenzen relieved Castillo. | 0 | 0 |
| Caratini reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Almora Jr. singled to left, Caratini to third, Almora Jr. out stretching at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Heyward lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Báez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Strop pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Strop relieved Edwards Jr.. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to left center, Votto to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett hit sacrifice fly to right, Votto scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Peralta relieved Lorenzen. | 1 | 0 |
| Zobrist hit for Strop. | 1 | 0 |
| Zobrist walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Jay walked, Zobrist to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Happ hit for La Stella. | 1 | 0 |
| Happ struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza at second base. | 1 | 0 |
| Iglesias relieved Peralta. | 1 | 0 |
| Bryant popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Rizzo hit by pitch, Zobrist to third, Jay to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Caratini struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC |
| Zobrist at second base. | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson relieved Strop. | 1 | 0 |
| Winker walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart bunt popped out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza hit a ground rule double to right, Winker to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton singled to left, Winker scored, Peraza to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC |
| Schwarber hit for Almora Jr.. | 2 | 0 |
| Schwarber singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Heyward singled to left, Schwarber to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Báez sacrificed to third, Schwarber to third, Heyward to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Zobrist singled to right, Schwarber scored, Heyward to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Jay struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Avila hit for Wilson. | 2 | 1 |
| Avila struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .247 | .297 | .330 |
| Cozart SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .313 | .401 | .575 |
| Votto 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | .316 | .448 | .600 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .260 | .312 | .522 |
| Gennett 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .290 | .340 | .536 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .262 | .373 | .471 |
| Winker RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .270 | .370 | .413 |
| Barnhart C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .267 | .336 | .393 |
| Castillo P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
a-Kivlehan PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .215 | .303 | .415 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .444 |
Peralta P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Peraza 2B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .298 | .333 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 154 | |||
| a-struck out looking for L Castillo in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Peraza (8, Wilson) RBI: Gennett (69), Hamilton (33) SF: Gennett GIDP: Barnhart Reds RISP: 1-9 (Barnhart 0-1, Duvall 0-1, Gennett 0-1, Winker 0-1, Kivlehan 0-1, Hamilton 1-2, Cozart 0-1, Votto 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Winker (1, 2nd base off Edwards Jr./Caratini); Hamilton (50, 2nd base off Wilson/Caratini) Picked Off: Hamilton (1st base by Hendricks) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Duvall (Almora Jr. at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 36,698 (89.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Ryan Blakney, Second Base - Chris Conroy, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
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