Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds

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Chicago Cubs

73-88, 36-44 Away

Final
2 - 3

Cincinnati Reds

62-99, 33-47 Home

Reds avoid 100th loss with 3-2 walk-off win over Cubs

The Reds (62-99) are trying to avoid the second 100-loss season in franchise history. They were 61-101 in 1982 while in the process of dismantling the dominant Big Red Machine clubs.

Chuckie Robinson tied it for Cincinnati in the seventh with a two-run homer off Keegan Thompson.

“Our team was playing like it was the middle of the summer, doing everything we could to win that game," Reds manager David Bell said.

Alexis Diaz (7-3) was the winner.

Willson Contreras and Nico Hoerner homered for the Cubs. Hughes (2-3) took the loss. The season finale on Wednesday could be Contreras' final game in a Cubs uniform.

Cubs starter Javier Assad allowed only four hits over five scoreless innings, retiring 11 straight in one stretch.

“I thought he really had the two-seamer going today,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “The breaking stuff wasn't quite as sharp as it had been for me, but being able to navigate through the lineup was good.”

Luis Cessa held the Cubs hitless until Contreras led off the fourth with his 22nd home run of the season, two shy of his career high set in in 2019. Cessa left during the sixth inning with a knee injury.

Hoerner’s homer, his 10th of the season, made it 2-0 in the seventh before the Reds rallied.

“It was an exciting way to win a ballgame,” Steer said. “It’s a pretty cool feeling for me. We need to come in tomorrow and finish strong.”

AUDITION

It was the fourth career scoreless start for Assad who is bidding to be part of the Cubs rotation next season. Assad earned his second career win in his last start on Sept. 29 and is 2-2 with a 3.11 ERA. “It's really not up to me, the decision on where I will fit for next season," Assad said. "I will just have to put in the work in the offseason.”

TRAINERS ROOM

Reds: 2B Jonathan India left after fouling a ball off his left leg in the third. Matt Reynolds replaced him at 2B. ... OF TJ Friedl (right hamstring strain) was placed on the 10-day injured list.

The season finale for both teams Wednesday pits RHP Graham Ashcraft (5-5, 4.52) against RHP Adrian Sampson (4-5, 3.10).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Steer doubled to deep center, Fairchild scored.
	9th Inning	Fairchild walked.
	9th Inning	Hughes relieved Thompson
	9th Inning	McKinstry as designated hitter.
	9th Inning	Rivas popped out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	McKinstry stole third.

Statistics

CHC		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	8
12	Strikeouts	9
2	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
3	Hits	6
2	Stolen Bases	0
2	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	3
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
32	At Bats	29
2	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
12	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	1
10	Fly Balls	12
0	Caught Stealing	0
135	Pitches	140
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
9	Total Bases	10
35	Plate Appearances	33
324.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
2	Extra Base Hits	2
1.6	Runs Created	2.9
.094	Batting Average	.207
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.281	Slugging Percentage	.345
.313	Secondary Average	.276
.171	On Base Percentage	.303
.453	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.648
1.0	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.7
1.4	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	3.3
19.0	Batter Rating	23.0
16.0	At Bats Per Home Run	29.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.86	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.24
.188	Isolated Power	.138
0.17	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.44
.057	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.121
.219	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.069
4.0	Runs Produced	6.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.1	Balls In Play Average	0.3
66.0	MLB Rating	74.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0