Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 11:35AM CST
Michael Hermosillo hit his first home run since 2018, Ian Happ and Sergio Alcántara also went deep, powering the depleted Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on August 18, 2021. This win secured two of three games from their playoff-contending NL Central rivals.
Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
Time: 11:35AM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 16,922
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Votto (16, Sampson); Barrero (1, Megill)
Home Runs: Naquin (15, 2nd inning off Sampson 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Naquin (63)
2-out Runs Batted In: Naquin
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Barnhart 0-2, Castellanos 0-1, Mahle 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Barnhart 2; Castellanos 1; Mahle 1

Hit By Pitch: Hermosillo (by Mahle)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Doolittle 1/3; Wilson 4/5; Hoffman 4/8; Mahle 18/25
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Doolittle-3-3-0-1; Wilson-2-2-3-2; Hoffman-4-5-0-6; Mahle-18-11-14-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Doolittle 0-1; Wilson 1-0; Hoffman 1-2; Mahle 6-4
Game Scores: T Mahle 35

Double Plays: 2 (Barrero-India-Votto , Barrero-India-Votto)
Errors: India (12, throw)

Doubles: Ortega (9, Hoffman); Schwindel (9, Mahle)
Home Runs: Alcántara (3, 6th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 0 Out); Happ (14, 1st inning off Mahle 0 on, 2 Out); Hermosillo (1, 2nd inning off Mahle 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ortega (19), Alcántara (8), Duffy (13), Schwindel (18), Happ (34), Hermosillo 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ortega, Duffy, Schwindel, Happ
Sacrifice Hit: Sampson
Ground Into Double Play: Happ; Hermosillo
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Chirinos 0-1, Ortega 1-1, Alcántara 0-1, Duffy 1-1, Schwindel 0-1, Happ 0-3, Hermosillo 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Alcántara 1; Happ 2

Hit By Pitch: Barrero (by Sampson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Morgan 2/3; Sampson 6/17; Wick 1/4; Megill 3/4; Rodríguez 4/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Morgan-1-4-5-1; Sampson-11-4-14-14; Wick-2-0-1-3; Megill-3-4-4-1; Rodríguez-5-3-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Morgan 0-1; Sampson 4-5; Wick 1-2; Rodríguez 3-0
Game Scores: A Sampson 50

Double Plays: 1 (Bote)
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