Reds 7, Cubs 4: Not quite enough home runs

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty ImagesI was really disappointed at the end of Tuesday’s 7-4 Cubs loss to the Reds.

Oh, not because the Cubs lost — we’ve surely seen enough of that this year — but because if David Bote had reached base with two out in the ninth, Javier Báez was on deck ready to pinch-hit for Jason Heyward.

That would have set up another matchup of Báez and Amir Garrett and, well, THAT would have been worth the price of admission.

Bote, though, grounded to short to end the game and we will all have to wait another day, or two, to see a possible Báez/Garrett rematch.

Now, back to the beginning of this loss for the details.

Adbert Alzolay got touched up for two home runs in the first…