Raisel Iglesias, Tony Cingrani, Josh Smith and Blake Wood combined for eight innings of shutout relief pitching for the Reds before Hoover (1-2) took over in the 15th. The grand slam off the bat of Baez was the sixth allowed by Hoover in his career, a Reds franchise record.
Bryant's go-ahead single
CHC@CIN: Bryant smacks go-ahead RBI single in 15th
Kris Bryant gives the Cubs a 3-2 lead in the top of the 15th inning with an RBI single to left field
Cubs starter Jon Lester allowed just one run on three hits over 7 2/3 innings and drove in a run with a single in the fifth inning, but he ended up with a no-decision after the Reds rallied to tie the game in the ninth inning off of closer Hector Rondon on a two-out single by Eugenio Suarez. Brandon Phillips, who was celebrating his 35th birthday, dove around the tag of catcher David Ross to beat the throw of left fielder Matt Szczur.
Ben Zobrist started the game just as the Cubs left Monday night's affair, with a home run. It was his 10th homer and came one night after Chicago hit five long balls in an 11-8 win over the Reds. This was not going to be a night for the offenses, however. Reds starter John Lamb allowed just two runs on six hits while striking out seven in six innings of work before turning things over to the bullpen.
Zobrist's leadoff home run
CHC@CIN: Zobrist leads off the game with a solo homer
Ben Zobrist gives the Cubs an early lead with a leadoff home run to left field off John Lamb
Lester gave up a two-out single to Phillips in the first inning, then didn't give up another hit until Billy Hamilton homered with one out in the eighth to cut Chicago's 2-0 lead in half. Hamilton now has three homers on the season, two of them coming off of Lester. Lester retired 19 of 21 batters after Phillips' single, including 14 in a row prior to Hamilton's home run.
Hamilton's solo homer
CHC@CIN: Hamilton belts a solo home run to left field
Billy Hamilton launches a solo home run to left field, cutting the Reds' deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the 8th inning
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Rondon hurts himself: While Rondon has been a reliable closer for the Cubs all year, that was not the case Tuesday. Rondon hurt himself by hitting Phillips and then left a fastball over the plate to Jay Bruce, who singled, and then again to Suarez.
Dynamic duo: Phillips and Zack Cozart turned a not-so-routine double play in the top of the sixth inning to help Lamb escape trouble and keep the Reds' deficit at 2-0. Bryant had walked to lead off the inning and went to second on a single by Anthony Rizzo. Willson Contreras hit a chopper behind second base that Phillips grabbed and flipped to Cozart. The shortstop quickly turned and threw to first baseman Joey Votto to just beat Contreras. Lamb then forced a Baez popup to Votto to strand Bryant at third base.
Kevin Goheen is a contributor to MLB.com based in Cincinnati.
Cody Pace is a reporter for MLB.com and covered the Cubs on Tuesday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Cubs win marathon on single, slam in 15th
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