Times wires
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
CINCINNATI — Reliever Kerry Wood's throwing error let two runs score and Chris Heisey followed with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth that sent the Reds over the sloppy Cubs 7-5 on a wet Tuesday night.
Chicago self-destructed with four errors in a steady rain. All of Cincinnati's runs were unearned.
Wood threw wide of third while trying to get a forceout on Ryan Hanigan's sacrifice bunt, allowing the catcher to go to third base while the tying runs scored. Heisey put the Reds ahead and Joey Votto added an RBI double.
The Reds won for the 11th time in 13 games, sweeping the two-game series.
While the Reds reached a season-high eight games over .500, the Cubs fell to a low at 17-23, collapsing for the second game in a row. On Monday night, Chicago blew a four-run lead and lost 7-4, leading to manager Mike Quade calling a closed-door meeting.
Former Ray Carlos Peña put the Cubs up with a three-run homer in the first.