Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 7:05PM CST
On Wednesday night, the Cincinnati Reds earned a 3-2 victory over the playoff-contending Chicago Cubs, marking their second consecutive win against them. The decisive run came in the tenth inning when Jose Iglesias delivered an RBI double. Cincinnati's pitching staff was impressive, as five hurlers combined to limit the Cubs to only four hits throughout the game.
Date: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 36,578
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Castellanos (19, Mahle); Caratini (11, R. Iglesias); Happ (4, Stephenson)
Home Runs: Contreras (24, 7th inning off Stephenson 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Contreras (63), Schwarber (91)
2-out Runs Batted In: Contreras
Sacrifice Flies: Schwarber
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Zobrist 0-1, Heyward 0-1, Bryant 0-1, Caratini 0-1, Hoerner 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zobrist 1; Hoerner 1

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Wild Pitches: Norwood
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 14/21; Strop 1/3; Holland 1/1; Chatwood 2/3; Phelps 0/2; Underwood Jr. 1/1; Ryan 2/3; Wick 2/5; Norwood 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-12-6-17-14; Strop-1-0-2-3; Holland-0-0-0-1; Chatwood-4-4-3-0; Phelps-3-2-2-1; Underwood Jr.-0-1-1-1; Ryan-4-1-4-1; Wick-1-5-6-3; Norwood-0-2-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 5-3; Strop 0-1; Holland 0-1; Phelps 1-0; Underwood Jr. 1-0; Ryan 0-1; Wick 3-0; Norwood 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 54

Double Plays: 2 (Zobrist-Hoerner-Caratini , Caratini-Hoerner)
Errors: Bote (15, ground ball)

Doubles: J. Iglesias (19, Norwood)
Home Runs: Suárez (48, 4th inning off Lester 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: J. Iglesias (54), Suárez (102), Blandino (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: J. Iglesias
Sacrifice Flies: Blandino
Sacrifice Hit: Mahle
Ground Into Double Play: Votto; VanMeter
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Votto 0-1, J. Iglesias 1-1, Lorenzen 0-2, VanMeter 0-1, Aquino 0-1, O'Grady 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Votto 1; Lorenzen 2; VanMeter 1; O'Grady 1

Wild Pitches: Mahle
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stephenson 5/8; R. Iglesias 1/4; Garrett 1/1; Romano 1/2; Mahle 11/20
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stephenson-5-7-5-5; R. Iglesias-2-3-3-2; Garrett-1-2-0-0; Romano-1-0-0-2; Mahle-11-4-12-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stephenson 1-3; R. Iglesias 0-1; Romano 2-0; Mahle 9-5
Game Scores: T Mahle 67

Double Plays: 1 (Mahle-Blandino-Votto-Blandino)

Caught Stealing: Lorenzen (2, 3rd base by Lester/Contreras)
Stolen Bases: Lorenzen (5, 2nd base off Wick/Contreras)
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