Reds rally past Cubs 10‑8 at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Tyler Stephenson homered and drove in three runs, Sal Stewart went deep and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10-8 on Friday, Aug. 28.

Stephenson’s three-run homer in the sixth, his 13th, turned a 3-3 tie into a 7-3 lead. Héctor Rodríguez singled home a run in the fourth. Stewart’s solo shot in the fifth tied it at 3. Jose Trevino homered in the sixth, and TJ Friedl added a solo homer in the ninth. The Reds scored five runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the ninth.

Cubs starter David Peterson struck out six over five innings while allowing two earned runs. Michael Busch homered in the third, and Pedro Ramírez hit a three-run homer in the eighth. Seiya Suzuki’s RBI double made it 9-8; he had two RBI and three hits.

Rhett Lowder (6-8) allowed three runs over five innings for the win. Trent Thornton (4-5) took the loss. Emilio Pagán pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save.

Both teams had 13 hits. Attendance was 39,036, and the game took 3:07. The Reds improved to 64-73. The Cubs fell to 76-59.