CHICAGO -- Joe Maddon could make light of his latest ejection, saying he got in a workout and snacked on some buttered raisin bread after he got tossed.
On a day when the Cubs lost again, their manager found at least a few positives.
John Lackey's winless streak stretched to five starts, Maddon was ejected and the Cincinnati Reds beat struggling Chicago 9-5 on Tuesday behind Zack Cozart's 13th home run.
Lackey (7-5) allowed 6 runs -- 5 earned -- 6 hits and 5 walks in 6 innings, dropping to 0-3 in his past five starts. The Cubs have lost five of their last six games and 10 of 15.
Maddon was ejected for the second time this season. David Ross was batting in the second, took a 3-0 pitch and started heading to first, only for plate umpire Jerry Meals to call a strike. Maddon got tossed by Meals as he protested from the dugout, then came out for a spirited argument that lasted a few more minutes.
"It was pretty much the culmination of other calls that were going against us recently at the plate," he said. "I think it kind of boiled over in that moment. I haven't had a day off in a while."
Joey Votto added two RBI and Jay Bruce homered as the Reds beat the Cubs for the second time in 12 games this season after nearly blowing a 5-0 lead. Cincinnati won for just the third time in 14 games overall.
Cozart doubled and scored in the fourth. He also went deep in Monday's loss.
"Everybody wants to beat the Cubs," said Billy Hamilton, who had two hits and scored two runs. "They're the best team in baseball. We know we can beat those guys. This was a big day for us."
BREWERS 5, NATIONALS 2 Hernan Perez hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the sixth inning as visiting Milwaukee beat Washington to clinch its second road series victory of the season.
MARLINS 5, METS 2 Giancarlo Stanton hit two long home runs to match his career high with five RBI, powering Wei-Yin Chen (5-3) and visiting Miami to a victory that snapped New York's five-game winning streak.
PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 1 Maikel Franco homered for the third consecutive game, and host Philadelphia hit four overall in a victory over Atlanta. Peter Bourjos, Cody Asche and Tommy Joseph all hit solo shots for the Phillies.
PIRATES 5, CARDINALS 2 Eric Fryer burned his former team with two hits and three RBI and visiting Pittsburgh beat St. Louis. The Cardinals released Fryer when backup catcher Brayan Pena came off the 15-day disabled list and the Pirates claimed him off waivers Sunday. He batted .368 with St. Louis with five RBI in 38 at-bats behind seven-time All-Star Yadier Molina but Pena has a two-year, $5 million contract.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ANGELS 13, RAYS 5 C.J. Cron homered twice and drove in four runs, and visiting Los Angeles overcame another shaky start by Tim Lincecum to beat Tampa Bay.
ASTROS 5, MARINERS 3 Luis Valbuena hit a home run and Colby Rasmus and rookie A.J. Reed added two-run shots in the fourth inning to back up Dallas Keuchel (Arkansas Razorbacks) and give host Houston a victory over Seattle. Keuchel (6-9) allowed 5 hits and 2 runs in 6 innings for his third consecutive victory.
BLUE JAYS 8, ROYALS 3 Josh Donaldson hit two home runs, Troy Tulowitzki had a three-run blast and host Toronto beat Kansas City.
INDIANS 12, TIGERS 1 Lonnie Chisenhall was 4 for 5 with 3 RBI, Carlos Santana and Tyler Naquin hit home runs, and host Cleveland beat Detroit.
RANGERS 7, RED SOX 2 Shin-Soo Choo homered on David Price's first pitch of the game, and Elvis Andrus scored to break a sixth-inning tie as visiting Texas beat Boston.
YANKEES 9, WHITE SOX 0 Carlos Beltran had three of New York's season-high 20 hits, and the Yankees cooled off host Chicago.
Sports on 07/06/2016