Staked with an 8-3 lead through five innings, the Reds bullpen melted down again in an 11-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Another opportunity to get to .500 was blown, and the Reds also lost the series 2-1 to the Cubs.

Seiya Suzuki finished a great series in spectacular fashion Sunday. The Cubs designated hitter belted a tie-breaking three-run homer to cap another late-inning rally past the Reds in an 11-8 win at Great American Ball Park.

Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning, Reese McGuire homered twice in his Chicago debut, and the visiting Cubs scored eight unanswered runs to pull out an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.

The top of the Reds' batting order, including T.J. Friedl (2-for-5), Santiago Espinal (2-for-3, walk, two runs scored) and De La Cruz (2-for-3, four RBI, walk, two runs scored), went a combined 6-for-11 at the plate and accounted for all five of the Cincinnati's runs.

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It wasn't easy, but the Cincinnati Reds hung on to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 Saturday at Great American Ball Park.