Seiya Suzuki homers as Chicago Cubs top Cincinnati Reds 2-1 October 1 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Evgeny Kuznetsov Kids Jersey CHICAGO (AP) Seiya Suzuki hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Saturday for their sixth straight win.Suzuki's two-out drive to left-center against Derek Law (2-3) was Chicago's first hit since the fourth and the last of three on the day. But the Cubs also had six walks and made the most of a strong performance by their bullpen.Cincinnati dropped its fifth straight game and 18th in its last 22 overall. It needs to win three of its last four all against Chicago to avoid the franchise's second 100-lo s season.Reds rookie Nick Lodolo pitched five innings of one-run ball. But the left-hander i sued a career-high five walks and hit a batter.Cubs lefty Drew Braden Holtby Jersey Smyly allowed one run and four hits in three innings in his first start since Sept. 14. He had been sidelined by shoulder stiffne s.After Smyly departed, Adbert Alzolay, Wade Miley (2-2), Manuel Rodrguez and Brandon Hughes combined for six hitle s innings.Miley worked two innings in his first appearance since he left his Sept. 24 start at Pittsburgh because of left oblique tightne s. Hughes entered after Jake Fraley walked with two outs in the ninth and struck out pinch-hitter Alejo Lopez for his eighth save.The Cubs jumped in front with a two-out rally in the second. David Bote walked and scored on Nelson Velzquez's triple into the gap in right-center.Two more walks loaded the bases, but Lodolo escaped the jam when Suzuki flied out to right.The Reds tied it with their own two-out rally in the third. Spencer Steer doubled and scampered home on Kyle Farmer's single to right.HEY HEYThe Cubs paid tribute to outfielder Jason Heyward with a in the fourth. Heyward came out of the dugout, put on his 2016 World Series championship ring and took off his cap to acknowledge the cheering crowd of 31,256.The 33-year-old Heyward hasn't Kody Clark Women Jersey appeared in a game since June 24 because of right knee inflammation. He has one Tom Wilson Jersey season left on a $184 million, eight-year contract, but President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer that Heyward would not be back with the team in 2023.TRAINER'S ROOMCubs: LHP Justin Steele (low back strain) planned to throw a bullpen se sion on Saturday. We'll see it how it goes. ... The last one went well," manager David Ro s said.UP NEXTRight-handers Chase Anderson (2-3, 4.70 ERA) and Marcus Stroman (5-7, 3.66 ERA) start on Sunday. Anderson has a 2.50 ERA in his last four starts for Cincinnati, covering 18 innings. Stroman is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last three starts for Chicago.___Jay Cohen can be reached at https://twitter.com/jcohenap___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/ Ilya Samsonov Men Jersey MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Seiya Suzuki National League Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Justin Steele Adbert Alzolay Marcus Stroman Chase Anderson Wade Miley Jake Fraley Jason Heyward Derek Law David Bote Alejo Lopez Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 10 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 Connor Mcmichael Kids Jersey win 46 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 46 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 47 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 47 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS