Reds starter Raisel Iglesias was excellent in his outing against the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon. The rookie right-hander went seven strong innings, allowing two runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out 10, but was left with a no-decision for his efforts.
The Reds scored twice in the first two innings to give Iglesias a 2-0 lead. But solo home runs in the third (Tommy La Stella) and fourth innings (Anthony Rizzo) tied the game up. The Reds got two runs back to regain the lead, and Iglesias left the game with the Reds up 4-2.
But the bullpen coughed up the lead before the Reds rallied one last time and held on to the 7-4 win.
This was Iglesias' third straight start with at least 10 strikeouts, and he hasn't allowed more than three earned runs since the end of July.
He helped himself with the bat as well in this one, as he hit an RBI triple in the fifth inning.