The Chicago Cuvs juimped on Reds' starter Tyler Mahle early for three first inning runs. Then they jumped on him latre for three more. The Cubs left the Reds in the dust of a 11-4 rout.
For once Ian Happ was hapless (0-for-5) but Franki Schwindel hit two home runs, his fifth and sixth of the season. The designated hitter reached the right field seats with a two-run home run in the first and a solo shot to lead off the fifth.
"I fell behind some guys and made some bad pitches, Falling behind Schwindel wasn't good. I had to throw the fastball when everyone in the world knew I was going to throw the fastball," Mahle said.
After putting together two good starts this was a step back for Mahle.
"Whether you get beat by several runs or one run, it doesn't get any easier to take. It makes it tough when you get behind like that. We are so used to having Tyler on top of his game<" David Bell said. "Tonight just wasn't his night,"
Mahle is eager to make his next start and forget this outing.
"It sucks but I will go out and make the next start and I could put three or four better games together," Mahle said.
The Reds did battle back with two runs in the bottom of the first off Marcus Strohman. Tyler Naquin and Brandon Drury singled to open the game. Joey Votto and Tyler Stephenson hit RBI singels one out later.
Mike Moustakas battled Strohman before he popped the ball up to the second baseman.
"We did a nice job coming back in the first inning," Bell said. "Starting with Moustakas at bat which was a good at bat. We were close to getting Strohman out of the game bit he pitched well against us after that."
Alfonso Rivas hit a two-run triple in the third.
The Cubs exploded for five runs in the fifth. After Schwindel homered for his first career multi-home runS game, Patrick Wisdom single and Rivas walked. The walk sent Mahle to the showers. Luis Cessa entered the game. Catcher P.J. Higgins showed bunt and took a pitch. On the next pitch he bunted the ball to Joey Votto, who was too far away to tag Higgins and lost the race to the base. A sngle by Andrelton Simmons scored two runs. Christopher Morel's slow ground ball to short got another run home. Rafael Ortega singeld past Votto and Simmons scoreed.
Strohman left after five innings, allowing two runs on four hits.
The Reds got all their hits in the first inning. Strohman, Brandon Hughes and Robert Gsellman retired 13 straight Reds batters until Naquin reached the right field seats for his fifth home run of the season off Gsellman.
The Cubs added a run off Matt Reynolds, who started the game at shortstop. He hit two batters with his knucleball and gave up a single. Ortega hit a long fly witht bases loaded that Naquin caught at the fence.
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