Overview
- Cincinnati closer Emilio Pagán collapsed after his first pitch in the ninth with an apparent left hamstring injury, and the Reds lost 3-2 in 10 innings to the Cubs.
- Trainers helped him up and he could not put weight on his left leg before riding off on a cart.
- Rookie Jose Franco replaced Pagán with a 1-0 count on Nico Hoerner, issued a walk, and kept the inning scoreless to reach extras.
- The team has not announced a diagnosis, creating short-term questions about who handles save chances while doctors assess the injury.
- Pagán has six saves but entered with a 6.43 ERA and three blown chances, and he dealt with hamstring trouble last month after a game against the Giants.