CINCINNATI (AP) -- Todd Frazier extended his post-derby surge with three more hits, including a two-run double, and the Cincinnati Reds used a big first inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1 on Wednesday in the opening game of a day-night doubleheader.Frazier won the All-Star Home Run Derby at Great American Ball Park, then went into an 0-for-10 slump. After getting a day off last Sunday, the third baseman is 6 for 12 with a homer and six RBIs.Joey Votto added a solo homer off Kyle Hendricks (4-5), who gave up four runs while facing nine batters in the first inning. Billy Hamilton singled with the bases loaded in the seventh off Yoervis Medina as the Reds pulled away. 
Mike Leake (8-5), who could be traded by the end of the month, allowed four hits in eight innings, including Kyle Schwarber's RBI single.The right-hander retired the last 16 batters he faced, extending his streak of success against Chicago.He hasn't lost to the Cubs since April 21, 2012, going 5-0 in his last nine starts against them with a 2.68 ERA.Schwarber, who grew up in nearby Middletown, Ohio, hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth on Tuesday night and a solo homer in the 13th inning for a 5-4 win. He became the first Cubs rookie to hit two homers in the ninth inning or later.Schwarber was behind the plate for the first game of the doubleheader, which started only 12 hours after he caught all 13 innings. He had a pair of singles and drove in a run, leaving him 7 for 14 in the series with five RBIs and a stolen base.Hendricks entered the game on his best stretch of the season, allowing only one earned run in his last four starts. He gave up a pair of infield singles to open the first, and Votto walked to load the bases. Frazier's opposite-field double drove in two, and Eugenio Suarez followed with another double on Hendrick's 16th pitch of the game for a 4-0 lead.
Mike Leake (8-5), who could be traded by the end of the month, allowed four hits in eight innings, including Kyle Schwarber's RBI single.The right-hander retired the last 16 batters he faced, extending his streak of success against Chicago.He hasn't lost to the Cubs since April 21, 2012, going 5-0 in his last nine starts against them with a 2.68 ERA.Schwarber, who grew up in nearby Middletown, Ohio, hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth on Tuesday night and a solo homer in the 13th inning for a 5-4 win. He became the first Cubs rookie to hit two homers in the ninth inning or later.Schwarber was behind the plate for the first game of the doubleheader, which started only 12 hours after he caught all 13 innings. He had a pair of singles and drove in a run, leaving him 7 for 14 in the series with five RBIs and a stolen base.Hendricks entered the game on his best stretch of the season, allowing only one earned run in his last four starts. He gave up a pair of infield singles to open the first, and Votto walked to load the bases. Frazier's opposite-field double drove in two, and Eugenio Suarez followed with another double on Hendrick's 16th pitch of the game for a 4-0 lead.
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