DeSclafani hits grand slam, Reds win 6th in row

DeSclafani's grand slam CINCINNATI -- Anthony DeSclafani did it all for the Reds on Saturday. He hit his first career grand slam and backed it up with 6 1/3 strong innings to elevate the Reds to an 11-2 win over the Cubs on Saturday at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati has won six in a row and nine of its last 11 games.

The stage for DeSclafani's blast was set by six consecutive batters reaching in front of him with two outs -- five coming against laboring Chicago reliever Brian Duensing. A Scooter Gennett double and Eugenio Suarez single each brought in a run to give Cincinnati a 4-1 lead. Duensing walked Jesse Winker, yielded a base hit to Adam Duvall and then fell behind 3-0 to…