Cubs Score At Will Maul Reds Newest Pitchers

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Every day kids go to the zoo to see bear cubs frolicking in their protective cages.

The Chicago Cubs the alliterative symbol of the ursus americanos infants, had Red meat all day long at Great American Ball Park, devouring the young Reds pitching staff in a 9-3 win..

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Starting with Asher Wojciechowski, who made his eighth career start was chewed and spit out after 3 2/3 innings that seemed like an entire winter.

The Cubs jumped on Wojciechowski from out of the brush in the first inning.  Jon Jay singled to the delight of half the crowd that had a bias towards the team from the Windy City.

"The first inning set the tone," Bryan Price said.  "Everything was up.  That's unusual for him. It was a really taxingIt first inning."

A strikeout, two walks, another strikeout followed by a run scoring walk and a single by Jason Heyward led to two more runs.  Ben Zobrist scored easily.  It appeared Adam Duvall, who leads National League outfielders with 12 assists dropped the ball in his haste.  Anthony Rizzo hesitated then picked up the pace to score an unearned run.

Rizzo doubled and Heyward sent him home with his second single in the third.

Wojciechowski was devoured completely in the fourth.

Mike Montgomery, who made his first start in a month, opened the inning with a sharp single. Jay singled and Middletown’s finest, Kyle Schwarber hit the back end of the wall apex for his 21st home run.  The umpires took another look to make sure but the ball left the yard.  Wojciechowski got two outs but Alex Avila singled.  Alejandro Chacin, who arrived earlier in the day from Louisville, made his Major League debut against Tommy La Stella.  La Stella welcomed Chacin with his third home run.

The Reds collected four scarce hits off Montgomery in his six innings.

Zack Cozart and Joey Votto singled back-to-back in the first.  Billy Hamilton singled and stole his league-leading 53rd base in the third.  Jessee Winker dumped a pinch hit single into left.

That was the Reds; offense.

Chacin got four outs, two by strikeout after La Stella’s blast.

"I didn't say anything to him about the home run. It's part of the game," Price said.  "You're in the big leagues and its the best of the best. I like the fact he went after hitters.  He threw the ball over the plate. He fell behind La Stella 3-1.  He chanllenged him and he hit the ball out of the ballpark.  He came back the next inning and put up a zero.  I was impressed by that."
 
Young Luke Farrell made his Reds’debut and danced around three base runners in three scoreless innings.

"I was able to see his debut a month or so ago," Price said. "He got a chance to get back in the big leagues.  He put up three scoreless innings against the World Champs that was a good way to get back."

Farrell, who is cancer survivor,  made his debut on July 1, the first game of a double header against the Minnesota Twins for Kansas City.  Ht gave up five runs in 3 2/3 innings.  That was his only day in the Major Leagues until tonight.

"I tried to stay in the moment as much as possible," Farrell.  "This was different.  You don't allow yourself to build up as much pressure for the outing. You  don't know if you're going to get in tonight or tomorrow ore even be here tomorrow.  You just try ot be in the moment as much as you can. When your're namd is called you try to be ready."

"This was very satisfying," Farrell said. "It's been a tough few weeks, bouncing around team to team and with my health history, for sure its a great moment."

Justin Wilson and Koji Uehara retired the battered Reds over for two innings.

Joey Votto spoiled the shut out with his 33rd home run off Hector Rondon in the ninth.. Eugenio Suarez' and Scott Schebler hit their 24th home runs back-to-back to provide the final margin.  It was the sixth set of back-to-back home runs by the Reds this season.