Reds 3, Cubs 2: The same old sad song, sung yet again

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty ImagesJustin Steele had a good start Friday. Dansby Swanson homered, his second in his last seven games.

None of that mattered because Miguel Amaya dropped a third strike that would have ended the Reds’ fourth inning. Instead, that play was followed by a two-run double that wound up winning the game for the Reds 3-2.

Steele and Nick Lodolo matched zeroes for the first three innings, but it was during that time that something else bad happened to the Cubs. In the first inning, Seiya Suzuki walked with one out and took off for second. He was safe, but the throw hit him in the side. He stayed in the game for another at-bat (another walk), but eventually left in the sixth…