Cubs vs. Reds Game Highlights (5/2/21) | MLB Highlights

First pitch on the way. Haft drives him in the air toward right field that is deep in the corner that's going to be one hop short hop in the wall playing in his Castellanos it's a lead off double for Ian Haft. That's the first extra base hit by a left handed batter all season against Tyler Malley. Yeah and it's first hit for Haft against Tyler Malley had been 0 for 12 coming into this one lead off double and see if that leads to bigger and better things. Chris Bryant coming up Bryant had that epic five for five game game back in twenty sixteen in this park. Three homers and two doubles he pulls the ground ball. That's fair bouncing down into the left field corner. One will score. Bryant is going to end up with at least a double as the throw comes in from Wicker after two pitches. The Cubs lead one to nothing. How about that for an ambush two pitches in double double toil and trouble for Malley Trevor Williams on the hill for the Cubs. Joey Votto a three eighty seven hitter against Trevor Williams. That is smoked in the right center field. Wave is on for Wicker. Half gap pirouettes and throws to second Wicker scores Castellanos claims third RBI base hit Joey Votto tie game at one. Moustakis is willing to go the other way if he's pitched there a one that is grounded left side Duffy Baez in time double play Castellanos scores and the Reds take the lead a two one advantage. Trevor Williams can really help himself out. And then it's second and third one down. Williams swings broken back ground ball the first scooped up by Votto he steps on the bag as Horner scores and Williams helps himself out tying the game at two gets the RBI on the ground out. One ball two strikes runner home the balls their slide safe. He slid under the tag and the Cubs take a three to lead. Now they go to the headsets did the backup catcher Tony Walters just steal home plate to take the lead. So it's either two to going bottom to where the inning continues and the Cubs have the lead out and it's time. Bryant had a double and drove in a run in the first inning. Chris drives one in the air toward left field back toward the wall it's got a chance gone home run for Bryant Cubs lead three to two. Oh there you go. There's an early attack. He's seen two pitches today. He has doubled in Homer and that's been a big part of his story up there ready to go early if he gets something to his liking. Why not take a whack at it and his impressive season continues. Man he is just so much fun to watch a run in Cubs lead by a run and the batter is Anthony Rizzo. He hits a high fly ball right center field and deep back toward the wall. Gone Anthony Rizzo with a home run in the Cubs lead four to two. We have a trend here with all these first pitch swings. Quite a show by the Cubs hitters today ambushing Tyler Malley. They're just not letting him settle in Castellanos had a ground ball single up the middle his first time swings three. Owen drills it a high fly. He crushed it gets the fastball shows the patience and shows the power. Mike Moustakas will stand in. Moustakas calls this one to right. Hayward looks on. For Moustakas his first since coming off the I.L. He wanted more. That's the best batted ball of the day. One oh six point three off the bat. Four hundred twenty six feet. Chris Bryant RBI double and a homer. Chris drives one in the air deep left field. This ball's got a chance it's gone. His second of the day double Dinger Dinger so far today and Malley again with the head drops. I've got no clue. That's a cement mixer right there. Warner drove in the winning run yesterday trying to drive in the tying run right now. And that's what he's done with a line drive down the left field line. The tying run is in Niko going for two and the throw to second base not nearly in time. Stand up double ball game tied at six. You're ready for this. Joey Votto bases loaded. Otto strikes out swinging on a changeup. Reds left him loaded twice yesterday. Way inside and hit him and the Reds take the lead Suarez two hits today just his second multi hit game of the year. Ground ball Suarez up to second a two run base hit and a three hit day for a Eugenio Suarez Reds nine cup six half advances to second. But now there are two down. Maybe Harvey will hit a home run the two to swing and a drive deep right center. It's got a chance long gone Baez with a long home run to the right of dead center and the Cubs are down by only one. It's nine to eight man on first Tucker Barnhart at the plate. Three one smash to right field Hayward back eight Reds. This Reds team began the day leading baseball in run school Castellanos Stiglitz one to right field and another the second homer of a stellar day for Nick Castellanos five numbers for the Reds. It's twelve to eight. Suarez in the air shallow right falling in there for a base hit. This will drive in a run and send Walters to third RBI single it is now twelve to nine. Now if Hap gets on the plot would really thicken the one to a swing and a drive deep right field. This is going to tie the game three run homer by Ian Hap. It's twelve to twelve. The two Lowe lifted the shallow center Hap coming in going out his corner Horner makes the catch Hap is hurt a collision between the center fielder and the second baseman Reds and Cubs fan alike. Round of applause for Ian Hap and why not extra innings in the finale. Now Garrett is on facing Jason Hayward. Swing and a miss to to swing and a miss. He struck him out back to back sliders for the man at third Castellanos grounded out against Kimbrell yesterday looking for a five hit day to one kicks away Winker an open path to third ball went into the Reds dugout so Winker has to stop at third base for the man at third. We're going to have a five man infield three one. Well once again Nick Castellanos being a leader on the field getting the job done. What a ball game.