CHICAGO – The Reds opened a three-game set at Wrigley Field by rallying past the NL Central leaders.
Eugenio Suárez crushed a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Cubs reliever Steve Cishek to complete the Reds’ comeback in a 6-5 victory in Chicago.
Yasiel Puig hit a two-run shot and an RBI single for the Reds after missing two games with a sprained right shoulder.
Anthony Rizzo homered for the third straight game, and Kyle Schwarber and Kris Bryant also went deep to help Chicago take an early 4-0 lead.
Pinch-hitter Willson Contreras singled home Rizzo in the eighth to put the Cubs ahead, 5-4 before Suárez won it for the Reds with his 14th homer of the year.