Javier Baez belted a grand slam in the top of the 15th as the Cubs downed the Reds, 7-2. A night after his historic three-homer performance, Kris Bryant singled in the go-ahead run in the 15th. Spencer Patton earned his first win.
Cincinnati's Eugenio Suarez forced extras with an RBI single in the ninth. J.J. Hoover took the loss for the Reds, who will try to avoid a three-game sweep Wednesday.
Rubber game of the 3-game series is this afternoon in Cincinnati.
