Bullpen solid again as Reds hand Cubs Ninth straight loss
CINCINNATI (AP) — With one out within the ninth inning and Cincinnati clinging to a 3-2 lead in opposition to the Chicago Cubs, Amir Garrett attach himself in a jam.
Garrett walked Ian Happ on four pitches and surrendered a pinch-hit single to Eric Sogard. That prompted a discuss over with from Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, whose instruction develop into straightforward.
“Throw the ball staunch down the heart, receive this double play,” Johnson steered him.
Willson Contreras then bounced to third baseman Eugenio Suárez, who started a sport-ending double play that closed out the Cubs’ ninth straight loss.
“Kudos to (Johnson) for coming within the market and talking to me,” mentioned Garrett, who earned his sixth attach.
Cincinnati earned its fourth straight rob and pulled within seven games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee. The Reds discuss over with the Brewers for a four-sport sequence sooner than the All-Big title wreck, and the groups play a three-sport location in Cincinnati after the wreck.
The Cubs scored a whole of five runs within the weekend sequence, shedding all three games by one lope. They closed out a 1-9 outing, shedding each sport after throwing a no-hitter in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Reds’ beleaguered bullpen held the Cubs scoreless for the third straight day. After Wade Miley gave up 10 hits by 6 2/3 innings, Art work Warren (2-0), Brad Brach and Garrett closed it out.
“They’ve been doing it better than factual this weekend, nevertheless I mediate it truly showed up this weekend,” Cincinnati supervisor David Bell mentioned. “They’ve been pitching truly nicely, and again this day.”
Chicago went 2 for 9 with runners in scoring place and left eight runners on noxious.
Cubs staunch-hander Kyle Hendricks pitched six innings of 1-lope ball. He allowed five hits, struck out five and walked none.
Chicago jumped in front with one lope in each of the principle two innings. Javier Báez singled in Kris Bryant within the principle. Then Jake Marisnick smashed a one-out triple over the high of Tyler Naquin in center within the second and scored on Hendricks’ two-out single up the heart.
Cincinnati received one lend a hand on Tucker Barnhart’s RBI double within the second, and then went forward to follow two runs within the seventh.
The Reds loaded the bases in opposition to Dan Winkler (1-1), who hit Jonathan India with one out to push across the tying lope. One other lope scored on Jesse Winker’s infield out sooner than Andrew Chafin struck out Gash Castellanos to waste the inning.
“It develop into a tense day,” Marisnick mentioned. “We couldn’t advance up with an infinite hit. It’s been tense, nevertheless you won’t glimpse guys hanging their heads. Our pitchers are giving us a possibility, nevertheless it’s been eluding us these days.”
TRAINERS ROOM
Cubs: 2B Nico Hoerner (left hamstring stress) develop into activated from the injured checklist. He went 0 for 4 in his first huge league sport since Might perchance well well additionally 25. INF Sergio Alcántara develop into sent down to form room on the roster.
Reds: Injured relievers Tejay Antone (staunch forearm inflammation) and Lucas Sims (sprained staunch elbow) are expected to begin throwing again soon and can also very nicely be lend a hand by the waste of July, Bell mentioned. Antone has been on the injured checklist since June 9, and Sims since June 24.
UP NEXT
Cubs: Appropriate-hander Zach Davies (5-5) is anticipated to begin Monday within the opener of a four-sport sequence in opposition to Philadelphia. Left-hander Matt Moore (0-1) takes the mound for the Phillies.
Reds: Appropriate-hander Vladimir Gutierrez (3-3) starts Monday at Kansas Metropolis. Left-hander Mike Minor (6-6) will get the ball for the Royals, who lead the all-time sequence with the Reds 17-12.
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