Jose Borrero and Austin Romine broke a 5-5 with consecutive run scoring hits to stake the Reds to a 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs.
The bottom third of the Reds batting order drove in six runs to tame the Cubs and salvage the third game of the three-game series that included the "Field of Dreams" game.
Justin Dunn was touched for three home runs and four doubles in 3 2/3 innings.
Patrick Wisdom followed Nico Hoerner's double with his 21st home run of the season in the second inning to put the Cubs in front, 2-0.
Aquino hit two home runs against the Cubs on May 23 but has not connected until he hit a three-run home run off Chicago Cubs starter, Keegan Thompson. and now has four home runs on the season. Three of his four home runs came against the Cubs.
"I didn't think about the last time I hit a home run," Aquino said. "I went to the plate to enjoy the game and be successful. I've been trying to make adjustments to do that."
Thompson walked Donovan Solano and Albert Almora Jr. in front of Aquino's blast to left.
"It was a big home run in the game," David Bell said. "It was big also because it let Aquino feel good about himself. It was the same for Barrero for a young player to contribute to a win, goes a long way."
Dunn could not contain the Cubs.
"I was most upset about that," Dunn said. "We got the lead and I gave it up but the guys picked me up. It was a good team win."
Zach McKinstry doubled for the second time with two outs in the fourth, when Yan Gomes launched his sixth home run of the season. Christopher Morel belted his 11th into the right field stands to put the Cubs back in the lead.
Reiver Sanmartin gave up singles to Nelson Velazquez and Ian Happ before Kyle Farmer retired Seiya Suzuki on a slow ground ball to third.
Two singles and a balk set up the Reds' tying run. Austin Romine blooped a single with one out. Jake Fraley's second hit of the game was slapped through a vacnat left side of the Cubs' infield. Anderson Espinoza commited a balk. Pinch hitter Alejo Lopez hit a ground ball to Hoerner at short. Fraley was thrown out at third as Romine scored.
The Reds broke the tie in the fifth. Solano singled with one out. Almora Jr. walked. Barrero was credited with a double on a hit to left that scored Solano. The throw to third was cut off and Barrero reached second. It was later changed to a single and second on the throw. Romine followed with a double to the gap in right center to put the Reds up by three.
Joel Kuhnel pitched two scoreless innings to improve to 2-1 on the season.
Hunter Strickland came in for the eighth and created some drama. Wisdom's slow roller turned into and infield hit. Strickland struck out McKinstry but put the tying runs on base with walks.
David Bell had to go to Alexis Diaz, who fell behind Velazquez 2-0 before rebounding to strike him out. That brought Reds nemisis, UC grad, Ian Happ, who has 25 home runs in his six seasons against the Reds. Diaz struck him out swinging."
"To come into that spot and not give up a run is special," Bell said. "You expect to give up a runa sn we still hold the lead but to completely shut it down is really special. I think it is tough for any pitcher to get five outs to end a game. He looked comfortable doing it and it wasn't easy."
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