They face the 27 year old Keegan
Thompson, Thompson's got a live
fastball, that's the first thing
that jumps out at you when you
watch him pitch and here's the
designated hitter, Donovan
Solano.
Oh to now and that is in their
frozen, It's a six pitch inning.
Castillo has got the ball for
the reds.
Always a good thing.
Despite the fact that he's got a
losing record, that when
Castillo does get the ball for
the reds, he gives a chance to
win.
Willson Contreras is the
designated hitter today, that
one flared into right and that's
a base hit.
Castro Harris hold up Ortega and
Votto has Contreras hung up and
that will watch Ortega throw
back to third.
Now they have Ortega and Wilson
racing towards third.
He's calling them both out on
the base.
Once he's out and Wilson has
every right to 3rd base Will go
935 to with a single and now
it's up to and he strikes him
out after one cubs and reds
scoreless.
So the first to have reached and
now it's moral struck out his
first time, huge leadoff first
And let's rip right through
fastball, strike three, rafael
Ortega has reached on catcher's
interference And he strikes him
out back to back, strikeouts for
Castillo Ortega fouled off five
pitches and then prolonged plate
appearance.
Willson Contreras singled to
right his first time struck him
out with the runners in motion.
Garcia gives the fist bump.
Castillo gives thanks above
three straight caves, one gone
for Donovan Solano, awkward
swing Thompson disposes of
Solano for the second time to
gone for Joey.
Votto.
Votto is lined to left of last
year, Thompson blows away Votto
six strikeouts for keegan que
stands for keegan is the cleanup
man for the cubs tonight And he
strikes out.
That's four consecutive
strikeouts and six on the night
for Castillo, Six on the night.
We already showed you the
information that is six on the
fastball.
Patrick wisdom stands in second
straight strikeout of the inning
, making five in a row for
Castillo.
Some kind of serious pitching
energy going on here tonight.
Corner stands in a single to
right, his first time two to
strike three.
Cole six straight strikeouts and
eight on the game one out want
brings up body who has singled
opposite way runner off swing
and a miss, strike three throw
down the tag safe India I think
thought he had him, he was
starting to stride off the
field.
It's nine strikeouts for
Castillo but rivas swipe second
, a man in scoring position for
the cubs in Rivas after the
stolen base and Christopher
moral And he strikes him out a
season high tying 10 KS for a
dominant Luis.
Castillo pronounced shift is on
against drury with India held on
, he's off and running drury
drives it to the right center
gap that's down India's got a
window, it's all the way to the
ivy India whipped around third.
He races home, throw in his cut
on the outfield grass and r b I
double for drury as he plates
India from first and the reds
lead one to nothing.
Brandon just continues to have a
really great year coming up.
Big right here to drive in run
number 39 for him and now
Donovan Solano with jury at 2nd
1 out pay off sky to center
moral, sprinting back in the
left center, extends the glove
against by him all the way to
the wall into the ivy, drury
scores hands up, he got to keep
running here Solano should that
will be a ground rule double and
Solano will return to second
base but the R.B.I double gives
Cincinnati a two to nothing lead
, got a breaking ball.
That's been a good pitch for
keegan Thompson tonight while
just sailed over his head with
that wind blowing out.
So here's the cubs, hottest
hitter.
Niko horner with two on and two
out here in the sixth, cubs down
by two chopper might make it a
moot point.
Farmer in picks it running,
throw, bounce safe, leadoff
third by Ortega, but no defender
to chase him back, it's bases
loaded, he reaches for the ball
to try to get it into his glove
and into his throwing arm
faster.
Put something on the ball there
and I mean even if that's all,
not even a pick by botto, I
think he still still beats the
play.
David Bell is going to stay with
Castillo, it's an infield hit,
bases loaded, another payoff to
left truck in.
Makes the catch.
Castillo claps into his glove as
he grinds out the sixth inning
and leaves the bases loaded
shutout intact.
That will bring up Jonathan
India.
Almora at second base, Senzel at
first.
So good speed on the basis for
Cincinnati at second base, India
gets into this one, high in the
air, deep center morale bending
back and that's gone the second
home run of the year for
Jonathan India and he pummels a
three run shot to center a five
reds lead, jammed a high
fastball right out the front
door here at Wrigley field,
421ft per statcast.
five nothing reds over the cubs
, bases loaded two away here in
the top half of the seventh
inning, farmer is one for three
and he strikes out, Jonathan
India thunders a three run homer
and the reds have some and now
we go to the top of the order
Christopher moral has struck out
all three times, moral pops one
into right center field, giving
chases Almora, it'll bounce in
between him and the center
fielder.
Senzel around third and coming
home is Rivas he will score and
the cubs are on the board.
I don't know what happened out
there in the outfield but give
moral an R.B.I. Double, reds
five fastballs hitting the gap
in right center field and both
guys start going for this ball
and Almora just kind of runs
away from it.
is Senzel running after it.
And now the cubs have a little
bit of something working as
rafael Ortega steps to the plate
, ground ball, right side India
scoops, throws on the first one
down run, scores five to Reds
lead has been shaved 2 3,
Willson Contreras the pitch from
Kunal and it's a slow roller
towards shortstop.
Farmer has it can't do anything
with it.
Run scores, base hit for
Contreras 53.
It is the same situation bottom
nine serving in that role in the
last week or so.
Hunter Strickland.
So now it's Ortega Ortega
reached on catcher's
interference.
He has struck out walked that
one in the air, right field,
going back more back some more
over his head and Ortega into
second and now the tying run
will come to the plate and
Ortega delivers a big double,
Continue to push in the seventh
last time.
Now it's a one out double
setting the table and now the
reds are one out away from their
third win in their last four
games.
Pops it up, drury converging
with Reynolds, Reynolds bumps
into drury makes the catch and
holds on and the reds win it not
the prettiest of endings, but
the final out secured and the
reds take the opener