Michael Conforto comes through in a pinch as streaking Cubs rally in 9th for 5-4 win over Reds

TL;DR

Michael Conforto hit a solo homer in the ninth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. This win marks the Cubs' sixth consecutive victory and their 12th straight win at home.

Key points

Michael Conforto hit a solo homer in the ninth inning
Cubs won 5-4 against the Reds
Cubs have six consecutive victories
Seiya Suzuki hit a 455-foot home run
Cubs improved to 23-12 this season

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CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto capped a two-run ninth inning with a solo homer, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory. Seiya Suzuki hit a 455-foot home run for the NL Central leaders, who improved to 23-12 with their 16th win in 19 games. Chicago has won 12 in a row at home, the team’s best streak at Wrigley Field since a 14-game run in 2008. The Reds took a 4-3 lead in the eighth when Spencer Steer lined an RBI single against Ben Brown, only to drop their fourth straight. Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled leading off the ninth against Emilio Pagán (2-1) on a ball that popped out of center fielder Dane Myers’ glove as he tried to make a leaping catch against the wall. Crow-Armstrong scored one out later on Nico Hoerner’s sacrifice fly. Conforto, batting for Matt Shaw, then drove a 3-2 pitch to center and was mobbed by happy teammates as he crossed home plate. The teams waited out a delay of 1 hour, 40 minutes at the start because of a thunderstorm after the game was initially moved up a half hour. The Cubs trailed 3-0 in the fourth before Suzuki tied it with a three-run drive off , Chicago’s longest homer of the season. went six innings, allowing three runs and nine hits. He gave up a homer to leading off the third and a two-run drive to Ke’Bryan Hayes in the fourth. (2-0) worked the ninth. In his first major league start this season, Petty gave up three runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. The Reds recalled the right-hander from Triple-A Louisville prior to the game.

Q&A

What was the final score of the Cubs vs Reds game?

The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Chicago Cubs.

How many consecutive wins do the Cubs have after this game?

The Cubs have now won six consecutive games.

Who hit the game-winning home run for the Cubs?

Michael Conforto hit the game-winning solo home run in the ninth inning.