Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
Final
Recap
CHICAGO -- Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto capped a two-run ninth inning with a solo homer, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory. Seiya Suzuki hit a 455-foot home run for the NL Central leaders, who improved to 23-12 with their 16th win in 19 games. Chicago has won 12 in a row at home, the team’s best streak at Wrigley Field since a 14-game run in 2008. The Reds took a 4-3 lead in the eighth when Spencer Steer lined an RBI single against Ben Brown, only to drop their fourth straight.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteCHC -213 · 66% to win
WonRun LineCHC -1.5
CIN coveredTotalO/U 11.5 · 9 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
10Hits6
2Home runs2
4Walks6
12Strikeouts5
1Stolen bases0
128Pitches thrown144
5Pitching strikeouts12
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane MyersPH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elly De La CruzSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler StephensonC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake DunnPR-DH-PR-DH-PR-DH-PR-DH-PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TJ FriedlCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Steer1B-RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel LoweDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sal Stewart2B-1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will BensonRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JJ BledayLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emilio PaganP | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Graham AshcraftP | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase PettyP | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brock BurkeP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |