Cubs Game Notes For Tuesday @ Cincinnati

That was all the Cubs needed to get him into a rundown before Phillips was out in a double play that kept Cincinnati down 5-0 at the time.

Jackson led a lineup that featured Kyle Schwarber making just his second start at leadoff and four different starters from Tuesday’s game. The Cubs wasted no time by scoring all four of their runs in the first off of Reds’ rookie Josh Smith.

It felt as if the entire Chicago Cubs team was wearing dresses after Thursday afternoon’s 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, but in fact it was only the rookies.

Chicago Cubs’ Austin Jackson, center, smiles as he passes manager… Anthony Rizzo leads Chicago with 158 hits and 95 RBI while Kris Bryant and Dexter Fowler have combined for 144 RBI.

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez (7) is unable to catch the… But Hammel has at least put himself back in the conversation with this outing, though it was against a bad team on a wet, messy day where the first few innings were played in rain that ranged from a light drizzle to a steady, autumnal downpour.

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Montero runs to second on a two-run…

Cincinnati now lost 11 straight, equaling its longest losing streak since 1998. Cincinnati has scored two runs or less seven times during the slump. They managed only three singles during a 5-1 loss to Washington on Monday.

Rizzo was the last batter for Lamb (1-5), who gave up five earned runs and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings.

“Coming out of camp, he had that little bit of a problem we had to deal with early on”, said Maddon.

Votto wasn’t in Wednesday’s game because of an injury to the back of his shoulder, while Fraizer hurt his Achilles tendon on Tuesday and was a late scratch for Wednesday’s game.

SAN FRANCISCO Brett Anderson pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning in his final regular-season start, and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up their road schedule. The Pirates’ scheduled home game against the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals was rained out. DeSclafani (9-13), who finished as the team leader with 31 starts, lost his last three. The right-hander allowed three hits in 7 1-3 scoreless innings, struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. In the bottom of the third Lamb tried to help his own cause with his first career hit, a double into the left field gap. The 18th delay at Great American Ball Park brought the season total to 26:57. They’re one game better than the Phillies (62-97).

Fernando Rodney was not so fortunate in the seventh as the Reds finally got on the board with two hits and error to load the bases.