Cubs, Reds combine for 12 runs before 3rd inning

Everyone digs the long ball.

A day after a 13-inning marathon, neither the Chicago Cubs nor Cincinnati Reds showed any fatigue at the plate.

By the time the Reds grabbed their bats in the bottom of the second inning, they were staring a 7-4 deficit in the face. After falling behind by three in the top half of the first thanks to an Anthony Rizzo three-run blast - his second in as many days - the Reds answered with four runs of their own, including the following Joey Votto home run.

Willson Contreras answered with his first career grand slam in the top of the second, chasing Reds starter Cody Reed from the game. Prior to the bludgeoning, Reed had not allowed a hit in eight relief innings.

Votto knocked in another run off Jake Arrieta on a single in the bottom of the second. Those tuning in for top flight pitching were sorely disappointed.