The Cubs homered three times, ending their scoreless streak at Wrigley Field, but it wasn’t enough, as they fell in 11 innings. Jeff Samardzija once again wasn’t quite as sharp as you’d like him to be, and Eduardo Sanchez couldn’t hold the Reds down in the 11th after a nice stretch of innings by the rest of the bullpen.
Those two 11th inning runs were aided by a ball that got between Donnie Murphy’s legs (though he did homer) …