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Moustakas, Senzel homer in return, Reds beat Cubs 12-7

Mike Moustakas and Nick Senzel homered in their returns from a COVID-19 scare, Nick Castellanos added a grand slam, and the Cincinnati Reds ended a four-game losing streak by beating the Chicago Cubs 12-7 Wednesday night.

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Top Performers

CHC

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Willson Contreras 1B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Nico Hoerner 2B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Javier Baez SS H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0

CIN

  • Nick Castellanos RF H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2
  • Joey Votto 1B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Tucker Barnhart C H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Freddy Galvis SS H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1

Head to Head

CHC win series 2-1

Injuries

Cincinnati Reds

  • Blake Dunn Out
  • Spencer Steer Out
  • Tony Santillan Out
  • Julian Garcia Out
  • Dane Myers Out

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CIN

  1. Shogo AkiyamaLF4
  2. Joey Votto1B37
  3. Eugenio Suarez3B28
  4. Mike Moustakas2B18
  5. Nick CastellanosRF21
  6. Jesse WinkerDH3
  7. Nick SenzelCF15
  8. Freddy GalvisSS8
  9. Tucker BarnhartC18

Substitutes

  1. Kyle FarmerSS15
  2. Travis JankowskiRF16
  3. Josh VanMeter1B19
  4. Christian Colon2B29

CHC

  1. Kris Bryant3B23
  2. Anthony Rizzo1B48
  3. Javier BaezSS28
  4. Kyle SchwarberLF12
  5. Willson ContrerasC40
  6. Jason HeywardRF22
  7. Ian Happ1B8
  8. Victor CaratiniDH37
  9. Nico HoernerSS2

Substitutes

  1. David Bote2B12
  2. Steven Souza Jr.RF21
  3. Josh PhegleyC4
  4. Albert AlmoraCF5

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 7-12

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34884 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 7-12

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34884 9th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
    34884 9th Inning
  4. Play Result 7-12

    Bote homered to center (418 feet), Hoerner scored.

    34884 9th Inning
  5. Home Run 7-12

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    34884 9th Inning
  6. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    34884 9th Inning
  7. Strike Swinging 7-12

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    34884 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 7-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34884 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34884 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34884 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    34884 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32830 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32830 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32830 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32807 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32807 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 5-12

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32807 8th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
    32128 7th Inning
  19. Play Result 5-12

    Barnhart walked, Winker scored, Galvis to second, Senzel to third.

    32128 7th Inning
  20. Ball 5-12

    Pitch 6 : Ball 4

    32128 7th Inning
  21. Strike Swinging 5-12

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32128 7th Inning
  22. Ball 5-12

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    32128 7th Inning
  23. Ball 5-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32128 7th Inning
  24. Ball 5-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32128 7th Inning
  25. Strike Looking 5-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32128 7th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
    32128 7th Inning
  27. Play Result 5-11

    Senzel doubled to deep left, Castellanos scored, Winker to third.

    32128 7th Inning
  28. Double 5-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32128 7th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 5-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32128 7th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
    32128 7th Inning
  31. Play Result 5-10

    Jankowski scored on error, Winker safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Bryant, Castellanos safe at third on error.

    32128 7th Inning
  32. Error 5-10

    Jankowski scored on error, Winker safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Bryant, Castellanos safe at third on error.

    32128 7th Inning
  33. Error 5-10

    Jankowski scored on error, Winker safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Bryant, Castellanos safe at third on error.

    32128 7th Inning
  34. Error 5-10

    Jankowski scored on error, Winker safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Bryant, Castellanos safe at third on error.

    32128 7th Inning
  35. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 5-10

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32128 7th Inning
  36. Strike Swinging 5-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32128 7th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 5-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    32128 7th Inning
  38. Ball 5-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32128 7th Inning
  39. Ball 5-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32128 7th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 5-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32005 7th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32005 7th Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
    32005 7th Inning
  43. Play Result 5-9

    Bryant doubled to deep left, Hoerner scored and Caratini scored.

    32005 7th Inning
  44. Double 5-9

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32005 7th Inning
  45. Strike Looking 3-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32005 7th Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
    32005 7th Inning
  47. Play Result 3-9

    Hoerner singled to center, Happ scored and Phegley scored, Caratini to second.

    32005 7th Inning
  48. Single 3-9

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32005 7th Inning
  49. Strike Looking 1-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    32005 7th Inning
  50. Strike Looking 1-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32005 7th Inning
  51. End Batter/Pitcher 1-9
    32005 7th Inning
  52. Play Result 1-9

    Caratini hit by pitch, Souza Jr. scored, Happ to second, Phegley to third.

    32005 7th Inning
  53. Hit By Pitch 1-9

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32005 7th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32082 7th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31083 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    31083 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32082 6th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
    34884 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 7-12

    Phegley flied out to right.

    34884 9th Inning
  3. Fly Out 7-12

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    34884 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 7-12

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34884 9th Inning
  5. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    34884 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 7-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    34884 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-12

    Cody Reed pitches to Josh Phegley

    34884 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
    34884 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 7-12

    Schwarber singled to center, Souza Jr. to second.

    34884 9th Inning
  10. Single 7-12

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    34884 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 7-12

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34884 9th Inning
  12. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    34884 9th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 7-12

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    34884 9th Inning
  14. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34884 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-12

    Cody Reed pitches to Kyle Schwarber

    34884 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
    34884 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 7-12

    Souza Jr. walked.

    34884 9th Inning
  18. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    34884 9th Inning
  19. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    34884 9th Inning
  20. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    34884 9th Inning
  21. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34884 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-12

    Cody Reed pitches to Steven Souza Jr.

    34884 9th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
    34884 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 7-12

    Bote homered to center (418 feet), Hoerner scored.

    34884 9th Inning
  25. Home Run 7-12

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    34884 9th Inning
  26. Ball 7-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    34884 9th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 7-12

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    34884 9th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 7-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34884 9th Inning
  29. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12

    Cody Reed pitches to David Bote

    34884 9th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
    34884 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 5-12

    Bryant flied out to center.

    34884 9th Inning
  32. Fly Out 5-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    34884 9th Inning
  33. Ball 5-12

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34884 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12

    Cody Reed pitches to Kris Bryant

    34884 9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
    34884 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 5-12

    Hoerner singled to left.

    34884 9th Inning
  37. Single 5-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    34884 9th Inning
  38. Ball 5-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    34884 9th Inning
  39. Strike Looking 5-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34884 9th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12

    Cody Reed pitches to Nico Hoerner

    34884 9th Inning

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