The Cubs continue to find new ways to lose as they finished a very difficult month of May with an incredibly frustrating defeat at the hands of the Reds. The game ended with a chaotic bottom of the 9th inning that featured bizarre decisions by Chicago’s coaching staff and the home plate umpire that led to a one-run Cincinnati win.
Ian Happ gave his team the lead with a two-run homer off of Graham Ashcraft in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Javier Assad didn’t have the best control and had to battle most of Friday, but kept his opponents in check for the most part.