Reds end Cubs winning streak, 8-7
Ryan Hanigan hit a tiebreaking single off Sean Marshall in Cincinnati’s two-run eighth inning and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 Sunday.
Center fielder Marlon Byrd slipped while chasing Joey Votto’s shallow pop fly to start the eighth against Marshall (5-5). Votto scored on Todd Frazier’s double to tie the game.
Frazier, Drew Stubbs and Edgar Renteria all hit home runs for Cincinnati. Nick Masset (2-5) got the final out in the seventh.
Starlin Castro and Blake DeWitt homered for Chicago, which had its seven-game winning streak snapped.
Tony Campana takes out Cincinnati second baseman Paul Janish as he tries to turn a double play on a ground ball hit by Aramis Ramirez in the seventh inning Sunday. Ramirez was safe at first.
Associated Press