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Cubs' win streak ends in Cincinnati

Mat Latos pitched into the eighth inning
and Skip Schumaker drove in two runs in Cincinnati's 7-5 victory over the
Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park.

Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler homered in his first career plate appearance, and
his RBI single capped a three-run top of the eighth to get the visitors within
a run, but pinch-hitter Chris Heisey homered off Zac Rosscup leading off the
bottom of the inning.

Latos (5-3) had a season-best 10 strikeouts over seven-plus frames and was
charged with seven hits and four runs. He's 3-0 over his last six starts and
hasn't lost since July 27 against Washington.

"It was definitely something that we needed," Reds manager Bryan Price said of
Latos' performance. "He made some outstanding pitches, he was down in the zone
and commanded the bottom of the strike zone."

The Reds have won three of four since a seven-game skid.

Jacob Turner (4-8), who was acquired from Miami on Aug. 8 for a pair of minor
league pitchers, suffered the loss in his first start in a Cubs uniform.

Luis Valbuena also homered for the Cubs, who had a four-game winning streak
broken.

"It wasn't the best game they played, but certainly they kept battling," Cubs
manager Rick Renteria said.

Singles by pinch-hitter Logan Watkins and Chris Coghlan sent Latos off the
mound, and Javier Baez greeted Jonathan Broxton with a two-run double to left-
center. Starlin Castro then singled, but Valbuena fanned.

After Soler grounded a hit into left, Broxton escaped the jam by getting
Welington Castillo to bounce into a 4-6-3 double play.

Aroldis Chapman put two men on base in the ninth, and Baez flied out to the
warning track in center to end it. Chapman picked up his 28th save.

Valbuena homered to right field on a 1-0 pitch to lead off the second inning.
Soler, who became the eighth player to make his major-league debut for the
Cubs this season, followed by taking a 2-1 offering over the wall in left.

The 22-year-old Soler, who hit .340 with 15 home runs and 57 RBI this season
between the Cubs' Rookie league (rehab games), Double-A and Triple-A
affiliates, was the latest prospect to be recalled. He joined starter Kyle
Hendricks, outfielder Arismendy Alcantara and Baez, who also homered in his
first major league game on Aug. 5.

Schumaker doubled in a run in the bottom of the second and Zack Cozart
followed with an RBI groundout.

The Reds had three hits in Tuesday's 3-0 loss, but had five in the four-run
fourth inning alone Wednesday. Kristopher Negron doubled and scored on
Schumaker's single to left-center and the Cubs committed two errors with two
outs to keep the inning alive.

After Latos put down a sacrifice bunt, Billy Hamilton hit a grounder to
Castro, who charged in but the ball went past him. Hamilton was credited with
a single, but Schumaker scored on the error. Valbuena then couldn't handle
Todd Frazier's bouncer to third.

Carlos Villanueva replaced Turner, but Hamilton swiped third for his 50th
steal of the season. Brandon Phillips and Devin Mesoraco followed with
consecutive RBI singles for a 6-2 advantage.

Final game of the series is this afternoon in Cincinnati.

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