Reds baffle Cubs thanks to Carson Spiers

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TJ Friedl belted a three-run homer and Will Benson added a two-run shot to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-1 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Monday night.

In the eighth, Cincinnati's Jeimer Candelario connected for his 17th homer of the season, a solo shot, against his former team. Tempers flared after reliever Nate Pearson drilled Tyler Stephenson in the head with a