Oct. 02--Austin Jackson continued his surge with a three-run homer with one out in the third inning and the Cubs held on for a 5-3 victory over the Reds at Great American Ballpark that completed a three-game sweep and extended their winning streak to five. At the plate
Jackson has eight RBIs in his last two games. Anthony Rizzo poked an opposite-field RBI double in the fifth.
On the mound
Jason Hammel, in his final start of the regular season, scattered five hits over five innings. Hammel weaved in and out of trouble in three innings, but he came through on consecutive strikeouts to Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce in the first and whiffed Joey Votto with a runner at second in the third.
In the field
Third baseman Javier Baez made a diving backhanded stop to retire Brennan Boesch for the first out of the ninth.
Key number
75 -- Pedro Strop's appearances this season.
The quote
"When you're in the role I'm in, when you get in there, you want to do whatever you can to contribute to a win. I've been getting some good pitches to hit, and I'm doing my best when I get them." -- Jackson
Up next
At Brewers, 7:10 p.m. Friday, CSN.
