Seiya Suzuki and Reese McGuire homer in the 8th inning to rally Cubs to an 11-8 victory over Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Reese McGuire homered in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied for an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs apiece as the NL Central Division leaders took their fourth straight three-game series.
Austin Hays had two hits and drove in three runs for Cincinnati, which has dropped four of five.
McGuire — called up from Triple-A Iowa — tied it at 8 with a solo shot to right and the first two-homer game in his eight-year, big-league career. The 30-year old catcher was a late addition to the lineup after Carson Kelly was scratched due to illness.
After Ian Happ drew a walk and Kyle Tucker's base hit, Suzuki connected on an elevated sinker by Luis Mey and drove it over the left-field wall to put the Cubs on top for good.
It was the second three-run homer in the series for Suzuki, who went 7 for 12 in the weekend three-game set.
Key stat
Chicago scored 21 of its 28 runs in the series in the seventh through ninth innings.
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Cubs: Return home on Monday to open a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
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