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Zack Littell struck out eight in seven crisp innings in his Cincinnati debut, and the Reds beat the slumping Chicago Cubs 5-1 at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Littell (9-8) allowed three hits and walked two in his first start since he was acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays last week.<\/p>\n

Spencer Steer hit a tiebreaking three-run home run in Cincinnati\u2019s four-run seventh inning. The Reds (60-54) won for the third time in four games.<\/p>\n

Matt Shaw homered for the Cubs (65-48), who finished with four hits. They had just three hits in Monday\u2019s 3-2 loss in the series opener.<\/p>\n

The Cubs have dropped three of their last four games. They trail the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers by four games.<\/p>\n

Steer singled home Miguel Andujar in the fifth inning, but Shaw responded with his seventh home run of the season in the bottom half of the inning.<\/p>\n

The Reds grabbed control in the seventh against Andrew Kittredge (2-3). Austin Hays walked, Andujar singled and Steer hit a drive to left-center for his 13th home run of the season. Santiago Espinal added a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

Photos: Chicago Cubs lose 5-1 to the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was Kittredge\u2019s third appearance since he was acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n

Andujar collected his first two hits with the Reds after coming over in a trade deadline deal with the Athletics. TJ Friedl also had two hits.<\/p>\n

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga struck out seven in 6 1\/3 innings. He was charged with one run and three hits.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/h4>\n

The Cubs had a chance to grab an early lead, putting runners on first and second with none out in the first inning. But Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Willi Castro struck out swinging.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/h4>\n

The Reds went 3 for 5 with runners in scoring position. The Cubs went 0 for 6 in those situations.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/h4>\n

Reds All-Star LHP Andrew Abbott (8-1, 2.15 ERA) faces Cubs rookie RHP Cade Horton (5-2, 3.42 ERA) in the series finale on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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