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Cubs get best of Reds with run in ninth

Jun 14, 2015 - 6:10 AM Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Starlin Castro's RBI hit in the bottom of the ninth sent Chicago past Cincinnati by a 4-3 count on Saturday at a soggy Wrigley Field.

Tony Cingrani (0-3) allowed a leadoff double to Kris Bryant, then plunked Miguel Montero ahead of a solid strike to center from Castro that easily plated Bryant with the deciding run.

"That's what gets you to play in October, to win a game like that," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.

Jason Motte (3-1) gave up two hits in the top of the ninth, but held the Reds scoreless to snag the win.

"It's a tough one to lose, but I'm glad we stuck around and played it through nine," Reds manager Bryan Price said.

Bryant finished 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and scored three times for the Cubs. Montero and Castro both ended up driving in two runs apiece.

Eugenio Suarez slugged a two-run homer for the Reds, with Joey Votto contributing a solo shot in defeat.

Montero hit his ninth homer of the year in the second, one batter after Bryant reached on a leadoff single.

Votto answered with a one-out solo shot in the fourth, but the Cubs countered in the home half when Bryant doubled, Montero singled and the former scored on a Castro grounder.

Rain halted play before the top of the sixth, and the Reds took advantage of the long respite as Skip Schumaker greeted James Russell with a single and Suarez launched a ball deep to left which tied the game, 3-3.

Addison Russell doubled to start the Cubs' eighth, but was picked off ahead of Dexter Fowler's bloop two-bagger to left. Chris Coghlan reached on an infield single which Reds second baseman Kris Negron smothered and left Fowler at third. Anthony Rizzo ended the inning by hitting into a 4-6-3 double play.

Pinch-hitter Chris Dominguez and Billy Hamilton singled with two outs in the ninth, and when Hamilton swiped second, Schumaker had two in scoring position but his groundout continued the stalemate.

Game Notes

Rain delayed the contest for 2 hours, 48 minutes while the game itself unfolded in 2 hours, 39 minutes ... Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks fanned seven over five innings, giving up a run on four hits ... Cincinnati hurler Mike Leake also worked five frames, surrendering three runs on five hits.