(Cincinnati, OH) — Eugenio Suarez’s bases loaded RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning pushed the Reds past the Cardinals, 3-2, at the Great American Ballpark. Scott Schebler added a trio of hits and an RBI to help Cincy snap a four-game losing streak. Raisel Iglesias earned the win in relief. St. Louis’ Seung Hwan Oh took the loss, allowing a walk and three hits in the walk-off loss. Yadier Molina and Randal Grichuk each homered in defeat.
(Chicago, IL) — Jon Lester took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Cubs hung on for a 2-1 win over the Giants at Wrigley Field. The bid was broken up with a solo homer by Hunter Pence with two outs in the seventh. Lester went the distance, pitching a three-hitter to improve to 15-and-4. David Ross had an RBI double and Dexter Fowler a run-scoring single for Chicago, which has won five in-a-row and nine of its last 11 games. Albert Suarez surrendered two runs in five innings to fall to 3-and-3 with the tough-luck loss. Brandon Crawford and Trevor Brown had the other hits for San Francisco.
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