CHICAGO (Interstat) — Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto homered with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night at Wrigley Field. Conforto’s solo shot capped a two-run rally after Nico Hoerner tied the game with a sacrifice fly earlier in the frame.

Seiya Suzuki belted a three-run, 455-foot homer in the fourth inning, erasing a 4-0 deficit. Ke’Bryan Hayes had earlier put Cincinnati ahead with a two-run homer in the top half. Spencer Steer’s RBI single in the eighth gave the Reds a 4-3 lead.

Ryan Rolison (2-0) struck out three in a perfect ninth for the win. Emilio Pagán (2-1) took the loss.

The NL Central-leading Cubs improved to 23-12 with their sixth straight win and 12th consecutive at home. The Reds dropped to 20-15.

Attendance was 32,997, and the game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes.