For five innings, this was a good, close, competitive game, even though the Cubs kept stranding baserunners.
Then in the sixth, the bullpen (well, Erich Uelmen, specifically) completely fell apart, the Reds scored four runs, and from there they coasted to a 7-1 win over the Cubs.
The Cubs scored first, in the second inning. Nelson Velázquez and Yan Gomes led off with singles, and P.J. Higgins also singled for a 1-0 Cubs lead [VIDEO].
I could stop now, because it’s all downhill from here.