Anthony DeSclafani threw seven shutout innings to outduel Jake Arrieta and lead the Reds to a 3-2 victory Tuesday night over the Cubs to even the series.
Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and Marlon Byrd each hit RBI singles in the fourth, which was all DeSclafani needed. Making his seventh career start, the right-hander gave up two hits — a single by Jorge Soler with two outs in the fourth and an infield hit by Dexter Fowler with one out in the sixth — over a career-high seven innings. More >
Pinch-hitter Welington Castillo made it interesting in the Chicago eighth, hitting a two-run homer off of Kevin Gregg, who took the loss Sunday when he served up a two-run homer to the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter. It was Castillo’s first career pinch-hit homer. More >
“It was a little more dramatic than we had hoped, but we have to stockpile some wins,” said Reds manager Bryan Price after his team snapped a three-game slide and the Cubs’ three-game winning streak. “After a couple of back-to-back tough losses, I think a win right there was a nice salve for us.”
The Cubs had won their last two games in their last at-bats, but Aroldis Chapman snuffed their rally in the ninth, picking up his 116th career save and third this season.
“If we keep giving that kind of effort all year long, I’ll be very happy,” Chicago manager Joe Maddon said.
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