The Cubs fell behind again early in Cincinnati on Tuesday night with Justin Steele giving up five early runs. Unlike Monday, however, Chicago staged a bit of a comeback to put the outcome of the game briefly in doubt. As it turned out, the rally was not enough and the Reds prevailed 6-3 and take the series.
TJ Friedl got Cincinnati on the board with a two-run single off Steele with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the 1st. Santiago Espinal, hitting at the bottom of the lineup, doubled the lead when he hit an opposite-field two-run homer in the 2nd.