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Cubs edge Reds in Game 2

The Cubs beat the Reds 6-5 to split a doubleheader with Cincinnati.

  • Mark Schmetzer, Special to ESPN.com

CINCINNATI -- Just when it looked like the Chicago Cubs were going to squander another opportunity against a losing team, Taylor Teagarden turned the tables.

The third-string catcher turned a 101 mph Aroldis Chapman fastball around and laced it up the middle for a ninth-inning run-scoring single that snapped a 5-5 tie and gave the Cubs a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday night.