Joe Maddon Tossed, Kyle Hendricks Roughed Up As Reds Crush Cubs
CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle Hendricks had a tough first inning, and the Chicago Cubs couldn't catch up.
Todd Frazier extended his post-derby surge with three more hits on Wednesday, and Mike Leake was solid in what might have been his final start in Cincinnati, leading the Reds to a 9-1 victory in the opening game of a day-night doubleheader.
Frazier won the All-Star Home Run Derby at Great American Ball Park, then went into an 0-for-10 slump. After getting a day off last Sunday, the third baseman is 6 for 12 with a homer and six RBIs.
Joey Votto added a solo homer off Hendricks (4-5), who gave up four runs while facing nine batters in the first inning.
"I'll be the first to say when I'm not making pitches, but I thought I threw the ball well today," said Hendricks, who gave up seven hits and five runs in six innings while striking out nine. "I got some bad breaks.
"I wanted that one, especially with the big (win) last night. I wanted to keep the momentum. I settled down after the first and made some good pitches. Hopefully, I can build off that."
The Cubs couldn't overcome that bad opening inning.
Leake (8-5) allowed four hits in eight innings, including Kyle Schwarber's RBI single. During the game, he thought about how it could be his final start for the Reds with the non-waiver trade deadline approaching.
The right-hander retired the last 16 batters he faced on Wednesday, extending his streak of success against Chicago. He hasn't lost to the Cubs since April 21, 2012, going 5-0 in his last nine starts against them with a 2.68 ERA.
Schwarber, who grew up in nearby Middletown, Ohio, hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth on Tuesday night and a solo homer in the 13th inning for a 5-4 win. He became the first Cubs rookie to hit two homers in the ninth inning or later.
Schwarber was behind the plate for the first game of the doubleheader, which started only 12 hours after he caught all 13 innings. He had a pair of singles and drove in a run, leaving him 7 for 14 in the series with five RBIs and a stolen base.
Hendricks entered the game on his best stretch of the season, allowing only one earned run in his last four starts. He gave up a pair of infield singles to open the first, and Votto walked to load the bases. Frazier's opposite-field double drove in two, and Eugenio Suarez followed with another double on Hendrick's 16th pitch of the game for a 4-0 lead.
"I thought Kyle did a good job," Schwarber said. "The results just didn't show it. One chopper, then another chopper, then a broken-bat double. What can you do about that? It was a tough game."
OUTTA HERE
Cubs manager Joe Maddon was ejected in the fourth inning by first base umpire Adam Hamari for arguing a balk call. It was his third ejection of the season.
STREAKS
Brandon Phillips extended his hitting streak to five games. ... Anthony Rizzo went 0 for 4, leaving him hitless in his last 13 at-bats. Rizzo, who also was in the All-Star Home Run Derby, is 3 for 25 since.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: Yoervis Medina was called up from Triple-A to restock a depleted bullpen for the doubleheader. He gave up four runs in the seventh.
Reds: LH Tony Cingrani was activated off the DL to start the second game of the doubleheader as the 26th man. Cingrani went on the DL on June 15 with a strained pitching shoulder.
UP NEXT
Cubs: Dallas Beeler starts the second game of the doubleheader as the 26th man. It's the second time he's been called up to start a doubleheader game — he also did it against St. Louis on July 7.
Reds: Cingrani makes his first start since June 9 of last season. His last 26 appearances have been in relief.
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