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Cincinnati Reds @ 
Chicago Cubs
2021-07-29 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 32793 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:12
Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 7–4. Cincinnati Reds opened the scoring in the 1st — Joey Votto homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Jesse Winker scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th — Willson Contreras homers (17) on a line drive to center field. Rafael Ortega scores. Cincinnati Reds took the lead in the 6th — Tucker Barnhart singles on a ground ball to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Joey Votto scores. Tyler Naquin scores. Eugenio Suarez to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Willson Contreras homers (17) on a line drive to center field. Rafael Ortega scores — worth 30% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
W: Luis Castillo L: Alec Mills SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dan Merzel · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Scott Barry · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesse Winker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kyle Farmer | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joey Votto | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Naquin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eugenio Suarez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tucker Barnhart | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Shogo Akiyama | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Castillo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aristides Aquino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Max Schrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rafael Ortega | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Willson Contreras | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Patrick Wisdom | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Javier Baez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ian Happ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Matt Duffy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Heyward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Bote | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alec Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Castillo | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
 Brad Brach | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mychal Givens | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Heath Hembree | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Mills | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Megill | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Ryan | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Jewell | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jonathan India: 9/L89D
- Jesse Winker: D9/F9LD
- Kyle Farmer: 53/G56
- Joey Votto: HR/F89XD.2-H
- Tyler Naquin: S5/BG56S
- Eugenio Suarez: 9/F89D
Bot 1
- Rafael Ortega: S7/F7S
- Willson Contreras: S8/G6M.1-2
- Patrick Wisdom: 5(2)3/GDP/G5.1-2
- Javier Baez: K
Top 2
- Tucker Barnhart: 63/G4MD
- Shogo Akiyama: 8/F8XD
- Luis Castillo: S5/G6MS
- Jonathan India: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Ian Happ: W
- Matt Duffy: 64(1)3/GDP/G6D
- Jason Heyward: S7/L7+
- David Bote: 8/L8D
Top 3
- Jesse Winker: 13/G4MS
- Kyle Farmer: 63/G6D
- Joey Votto: 8/L8XD
Bot 3
- Alec Mills: K
- Rafael Ortega: 9/F9L
- Willson Contreras: K
Top 4
- Tyler Naquin: 31/G3
- Eugenio Suarez: 43/G6MD
- Tucker Barnhart: HP
- Shogo Akiyama: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Patrick Wisdom: HR/F78XD
- Javier Baez: S9/G34+
- Ian Happ: K
- Matt Duffy: K
- Jason Heyward: 56(1)/FO/G6M.B-1
Top 5
- Luis Castillo: S1/G56S
- Jonathan India: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Jesse Winker: 53/G6+
Bot 5
- David Bote: 43/G4
- Alec Mills: K
- Rafael Ortega: W
- Willson Contreras: HR/L8XD.1-H
- Patrick Wisdom: K
Top 6
- Kyle Farmer: S9/L3D
- Joey Votto: S5/G56.1-2
- Tyler Naquin: E3/G3S.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Eugenio Suarez: 52(3)/FO/G56.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Tucker Barnhart: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
- Shogo Akiyama: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
- Luis Castillo: 12(3)3/GDP/BG1S
Bot 6
- Javier Baez: S7/G6M+
- Ian Happ: K+CS2(26)/DP
- Matt Duffy: 63/G56
Top 7
- Jonathan India: S7/L7S
- Jesse Winker: S7/L7.1-2
- Kyle Farmer: D9/G3.2-H;1-H(E6)(NR)
- Joey Votto: 43/G34D+.2-3
- Aristides Aquino: 8/SF/L78D.3-H
- Eugenio Suarez: 8/F78D
Bot 7
- Jason Heyward: 7/F7L
- David Bote: 9/F9D
- Kyle Ryan: 63/G6
Top 8
- Tucker Barnhart: S8/L8S
- Shogo Akiyama: 46(1)/FO/G4D.B-1
- Max Schrock: K
- Jonathan India: 53/G56
Bot 8
- Rafael Ortega: K
- Willson Contreras: K
- Patrick Wisdom: K
Top 9
- Jesse Winker: W
- Kyle Farmer: S9/L89.1-2
- Joey Votto: K
- Aristides Aquino: K
- Eugenio Suarez: K
Bot 9
- Javier Baez: 43/G6MD+
- Ian Happ: HR/F78XD
- Matt Duffy: 63/G6
- Jason Heyward: K
Notes & reviews
- Reds challenged call that Naquin was out at 1st; call overturned - safe on error