The Cubs led 3-2 before the Reds unloaded on Lackey and reliever Trevor Cahill for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth, including a three-run homer off by Eugenio Suarez off Lackey and another one by Adam Duvall off Cahill.
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It was the first time the Reds had hit three home runs in an inning since Mike Leake, Cozart and Drew Stubbs did it against Atlanta’s Mike Minor on May 21, 2012.
Cincinnati managed to hit only six balls out of the infield during Arrieta’s no-hitter. The last starter to pitch confidently against Chicago was left-hander Brandon Finnegan, who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of their first matchup on April 11.
Chicago put it away with four runs in the ninth off J.J. Hoover. In the process, they improved to 12-4, boosted their run differential up to +60 (with help from two home runs – including a grand slam – from Kris Bryant) and, oh yeah: Jake Arrieta threw the second no-hitter of his career. As for Anthony Rizzo, he’s got six homers and 17 RBI but is batting just.194.
WASHINGTON – Jose Lobaton had two hits and three RBIs and Danny Espinosa had two hits and two RBIs as the first-place Washington beat last-place Minnesota.
On the heels of slow starts and lackluster offensive efforts in their first two playoff games, the Celtics knew they would need to play like a desperate bunch in their Game 3 matchup with the Hawks. They got their first hit in the series in the first inning off Lester when Joey Votto snapped his 0-for-19 slump with a single.
Eaton threw to first to get Ian Desmond, and the White Sox eventually got Fielder in a rundown between third and home to finish the play.
Despite getting torched for eight earned runs in 2.2 innings Sunday against the Cubs, Alfredo Simon is not an immediate candidate for demotion, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. That included a solo home run by Addison Russell, the 31st homer against the Reds this year and the 11th hit by a Chicago player.
“It’s not easy to do”, Maddon said, then added with a smile, “but we thought we could”.
But it’s not like the Cubs were going to win 13 out of every 17, even if they really are as good as they have looked, even when they’re playing the undermanned, tanker Reds.
The Reds reshuffled their struggling bullpen, designating RHP Tim Melville for assignment and calling up RHP J.C. Ramirez.
Roark (2-2) twice struck out the side and fanned at least two strikeouts in four other innings. Hammel is 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) against Cincinnati. The Cubs would however score a couple of more runs later in the seventh inning but it wasn’t enough to take down the Reds. Reds CF Billy Hamilton missed his third straight start on Saturday because of a wrist injury.
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Reds: Dan Straily (0-0) makes his first appearance and second career start.
