Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds

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Chicago Cubs

52-58, 25-33 Away

Final
13 - 4

Cincinnati Reds

52-56, 27-29 Home

Happ launches 2-run homer and Cubs pound out 17 hits in 13-4 rout of Reds

Seiya Suzuki, Patrick Wisdom and Pete Crow-Armstrong each had a two-run double. Nico Hoerner, Christian Bethancourt and Cody Bellinger also drove in runs for the Cubs, who set season highs for runs and hits. They struck early and never really let the Reds climb back into the game.

Chicago hammered one of Cincinnati's best pitchers, left-hander Nick Lodolo (8-4), who exited with two outs in the sixth inning. He tied a career high by allowing eight runs and 11 hits in his worst outing of the season.

The Cubs hit nine doubles for the sixth time and first since Aug. 30, 2010. They finished one shy of the franchise record.

“We hit a lot of balls hard,” manager Craig Counsell said.

The Reds cut Chicago's lead to 6-3 on a three-run homer by Jake Fraley in the fifth. Happ answered with a 424-foot shot in the sixth to provide more breathing room.

“The last pitch to Happ stood out,” Lodolo said. "That’s the one pitch I want back.”

Reds manager David Bell shrugged off the rocky outing for the 26-year-old Lodolo, who has been a dependable member of Cincinnati's rotation but has struggled recently with a finger blister on his pitching hand.

“He's going to be all right,” Bell said. “He did some things tonight that will help him get better. He got ahead but wasn’t able to put guys away. We’re not concerned about him. Obviously, it wasn’t his best night. The fastball velocity was there, throwing strikes and getting ahead.”

Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks (3-9) permitted three runs and four hits through five innings, striking out four and walking two. He said the offense gave him room to work.

“Unbelievable at-bats by the guys. I mean, slug all over the place,” Hendricks said. “Just putting together good at-bats. It’s a really good way to end the series there. And the defense, guys making all the plays.”

Reds third baseman Santiago Espinal extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a fifth-inning single. He also doubled in the eighth and scored.

The Reds won 7-1 on Monday and 6-3 on Tuesday.

Cubs: Host the rival Cardinals in a four-game series. Chicago sends lefty Shota Imanaga (8-2, 2.95 ERA, 111 Ks) against St. Louis right-hander Sonny Gray (10-6, 3.79, 138 Ks) in the opener on Thursday night.

Reds: After a day off, host the San Francisco Giants in a weekend series. LHP Andrew Abbott (9-7, 3.38 ERA, 89 Ks) is scheduled to start the opener.

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Matchup Prediction

Reds: 67.5%

Cubs: 32.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Espinal grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Fraley out at second.
	9th Inning	Fraley walked.
	9th Inning	Candelario struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Yang struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Hodge relieved Miller
	9th Inning	Yang hit for Stephenson

Statistics

CHC		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	0
13	Ground Balls	9
9	Strikeouts	8
13	Runs Batted In	4
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
17	Hits	6
2	Stolen Bases	0
2	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
13	Runs	4
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
42	At Bats	31
1	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
12	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
9	Doubles	3
20	Fly Balls	14
0	Caught Stealing	1
178	Pitches	138
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
29	Total Bases	12
45	Plate Appearances	35
162.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
10	Extra Base Hits	4
11.9	Runs Created	2.9
.405	Batting Average	.194
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.690	Slugging Percentage	.387
.381	Secondary Average	.290
.444	On Base Percentage	.286
1.135	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.673
0.7	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
12.8	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.9
92.0	Batter Rating	31.0
42.0	At Bats Per Home Run	31.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.96	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.94
.286	Isolated Power	.194
0.22	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.50
.044	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.114
-.024	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.097
26.0	Runs Produced	8.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.7	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.5	Balls In Play Average	0.2
123.8	MLB Rating	77.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0