In the bottom of the second inning, the Cubs got an infield single on a routine ball to first base due to an apparent miscommunication between Votto and starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft. Following a walk, the Cubs loaded the bases.
“I went through a little moment right there," Ashcraft said. "I just didn’t get over when I needed to right off the bat.”
Over his last few starts, Ashcraft has made a point to get back to using his sinker more often, like he did earlier in the season. Ashcraft threw a sinker to Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom, and Wisdom crushed a grand slam that gave Chicago a 6-0 lead. Votto hit a solo homer later in the game for the Reds against Hendricks. But it was too little too late in a game where the Reds spotted the Cubs an early lead.
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