CHICAGO -- Chris Coghlan doubled with one out in the 11th inning and scored on Starlin Castro's walk-off single to lift the Cubs to a 2-1, come-from-behind victory Sunday night over the Reds.• Cast your Esurance All-Star ballot for #ASGWorthy players
Coghlan lined a double to left past a diving Kristopher Negron, and Castro followed with a single into the gap in left-center off a 1-1 pitch from Burke Badenhop for the Cubs' eighth walk-off win, most in the Major Leagues. It was Castro's second straight walk-off hit -- he delivered a game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning Saturday night. 
The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on Brandon Phillips' RBI single, driving in Billy Hamilton, who had doubled and stolen third, the third of his five stolen bases in the game. The Cubs then tied the game in the seventh on Dexter Fowler's sacrifice fly, scoring David Ross, who had doubled and moved up on a sacrifice.Cincinnati loaded the bases in the ninth with none out against Jason Motte, and he retired the next three batters to escape.MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Lefty gets right: After not being able to get through the sixth inning in his last two outings, Jon Lester went seven on Sunday and picked up his eighth quality start. He held the Reds to five hits, did not walk anyone, and struck out four but did not get a decision. The lefty also was 0-for-2 at the plate, and dropped to 0-for-63 in his career, the longest hitless streak by an active Major League pitcher.Hamilton swipes: Hamilton continued his tear on the basepaths, swiping five for a Major League-leading 31 stolen bases. He stole second and third in the third inning, and then swiped third in the sixth. Those three came while Lester was on the mound. In the 10th, Hamilton set his single-game career high when he stole second and third. His five steals in the game not only tied a club record, but put him at 100 in his three-year career. Hamilton is the first player with five steals in a game since Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury did so against the Phillies on May 30, 2013.DeSclafani impresses: Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani had already seen the Cubs twice this season, and he looked prepared on Sunday. DeSclafani kept the Cubs at bay for 6 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on six hits while striking out five. He has now allowed two earned runs to Chicago in 18 1/3 innings this season.SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS
The Reds' Joey Votto has now reached base in 23 consecutive games after he doubled to left field in the sixth. Votto has posted a .424 on-base percentage in that span and has reached base in 53 of his 60 appearances this season.REPLAY REVIEWS
In the Reds' sixth, Phillips tried to score from first on Votto's double to left and was originally called safe by home-plate umpire Toby Basner. But the Cubs challenged the call, saying Ross had made the tag, and after a review, the call was overturned and Phillips was out. The Cubs' relay was Coghlan to Castro to Ross.With one out in the Cubs' sixth, Coghlan hit what he thought was a double down the right-field line. First-base umpire Ron Kulpa ruled the ball was foul, but the Cubs challenged that call and after a review, the call was overturned.Reds manager Bryan Price called for a challenge of his own in the bottom of the seventh after Basner ruled the Cubs' Anthony Rizzo had been hit by a pitch. Rizzo was sent back to bat after a review overturned the call on the field.Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on Brandon Phillips' RBI single, driving in Billy Hamilton, who had doubled and stolen third, the third of his five stolen bases in the game. The Cubs then tied the game in the seventh on Dexter Fowler's sacrifice fly, scoring David Ross, who had doubled and moved up on a sacrifice.Cincinnati loaded the bases in the ninth with none out against Jason Motte, and he retired the next three batters to escape.MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Lefty gets right: After not being able to get through the sixth inning in his last two outings, Jon Lester went seven on Sunday and picked up his eighth quality start. He held the Reds to five hits, did not walk anyone, and struck out four but did not get a decision. The lefty also was 0-for-2 at the plate, and dropped to 0-for-63 in his career, the longest hitless streak by an active Major League pitcher.Hamilton swipes: Hamilton continued his tear on the basepaths, swiping five for a Major League-leading 31 stolen bases. He stole second and third in the third inning, and then swiped third in the sixth. Those three came while Lester was on the mound. In the 10th, Hamilton set his single-game career high when he stole second and third. His five steals in the game not only tied a club record, but put him at 100 in his three-year career. Hamilton is the first player with five steals in a game since Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury did so against the Phillies on May 30, 2013.DeSclafani impresses: Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani had already seen the Cubs twice this season, and he looked prepared on Sunday. DeSclafani kept the Cubs at bay for 6 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on six hits while striking out five. He has now allowed two earned runs to Chicago in 18 1/3 innings this season.SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS
The Reds' Joey Votto has now reached base in 23 consecutive games after he doubled to left field in the sixth. Votto has posted a .424 on-base percentage in that span and has reached base in 53 of his 60 appearances this season.REPLAY REVIEWS
In the Reds' sixth, Phillips tried to score from first on Votto's double to left and was originally called safe by home-plate umpire Toby Basner. But the Cubs challenged the call, saying Ross had made the tag, and after a review, the call was overturned and Phillips was out. The Cubs' relay was Coghlan to Castro to Ross.With one out in the Cubs' sixth, Coghlan hit what he thought was a double down the right-field line. First-base umpire Ron Kulpa ruled the ball was foul, but the Cubs challenged that call and after a review, the call was overturned.Reds manager Bryan Price called for a challenge of his own in the bottom of the seventh after Basner ruled the Cubs' Anthony Rizzo had been hit by a pitch. Rizzo was sent back to bat after a review overturned the call on the field.Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
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