Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
· Major League Baseball
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Spencer Steer hits 2 of the Reds' 5 homers in a 7-4 win over the Cubs
The Reds (78-76) remained two games behind the New York Mets, who beat Washington on Friday night, for the final wild-card spot. The Cubs have the top wild-card spot and have already clinched a playoff berth.
Steer's two-run homer in the sixth inning off Porter Hodge (2-2) broke a 4-all tie, and Elly De La Cruz took Hodge deep on the next pitch. It was each player's 20th homer of the season.
The Reds hit their other three homers off Shota Imanaga. Miguel Andujar went deep in the first inning, Matt McLain in the third and Steer in the fourth.
Dansby Swanson hit his 23rd homer of the season in the second for the Cubs. Matt Shaw added a two-run shot in the fourth, but the Cubs didn't score again.
Connor Phillips (1-0) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Nick Lodolo, who gave up four runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Emilio Pagan pitched the ninth for his 28th save.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Happ flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Hoerner lined out to third. |
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9th Inning | Shaw doubled to right. |
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9th Inning | Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Pagán relieved Santillan |
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8th Inning | Hayes grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, De La Cruz out at second. |
Statistics
 CHC |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 7 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 29 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 154 | Pitches | 150 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 19 | Total Bases | 22 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 810.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created | 6.9 |
| .314 | Batting Average | .241 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .543 | Slugging Percentage | .759 |
| .286 | Secondary Average | .655 |
| .368 | On Base Percentage | .353 |
| .911 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.112 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 6.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.7 |
| 37.0 | Batter Rating | 50.0 |
| 17.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 5.8 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.05 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.41 |
| .229 | Isolated Power | .517 |
| 0.30 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.83 |
| .079 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .147 |
| -.029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .414 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 89.0 | MLB Rating | 96.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 25,584 | Capacity: