Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
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Littell and Steer help the Reds top the sagging Cubs 5-1
Littell (9-8) allowed three hits and walked two in his first start since he was acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay last week.
Spencer Steer hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in Cincinnati's four-run seventh. The Reds (60-54) won for the third time in four games.
Matt Shaw homered for the Cubs (65-48), who finished with four hits. They had just three hits in Monday night's 3-2 loss in the series opener.
The Cubs have dropped three of four. They trail the NL Central-leading Brewers by four games.
Steer singled home Miguel Andujar in the fifth, but Shaw responded with his seventh homer in the bottom half of the inning.
The Reds grabbed control in the seventh against Andrew Kittredge (2-3). Austin Hays walked, Andujar singled and Steer hit a drive to left-center for his 13th homer. Santiago Espinal added a sacrifice fly.
It was Kittredge's third appearance since he was acquired in a trade with Baltimore.
Andujar collected his first two hits with the Reds after coming over in a trade deadline deal with the Athletics. TJ Friedl also had two hits.
Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings. He was charged with one run and three hits.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Hoerner grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Santillan relieved Moll |
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9th Inning | Castro popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Crow-Armstrong struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Hayes grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Trevino doubled to left. |
Statistics
 CIN |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 5 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 0 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 9 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 148 | Pitches | 118 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 4.4 | Runs Created | 0.8 |
| .265 | Batting Average | .129 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .441 | Slugging Percentage | .226 |
| .206 | Secondary Average | .161 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .182 |
| .719 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .408 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 4.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.8 |
| 38.0 | Batter Rating | 11.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.11 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.58 |
| .176 | Isolated Power | .097 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.20 |
| .028 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .032 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 85.3 | MLB Rating | 63.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 39,797 | Capacity:
2025 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 58 | L3 | 0.60544217 | 89 |
| Chicago |
5.5 | 63 | W2 | 0.5684931 | 83 |
| Cincinnati |
14.5 | 72 | W2 | 0.5068493 | 74 |
 St. Louis |
17 | 75 | L3 | 0.48979592 | 72 |
 Pittsburgh |
24.5 | 82 | L5 | 0.43835616 | 64 |