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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 Lackeys winless streak stretched to five starts, Maddon was ejected and the Cincinnati Reds beat struggling Chicago 9-5 on Tuesday behind Zack Cozarts 13th home run.Lackey (7-5) allowed six runs -- five earned -- six hits and five walks in six 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 havent 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 Mondays loss.Everybody wants to beat the Cubs, said Billy Hamilton, who had two hits and scored two runs. Theyre the best team in baseball. We know we can beat those guys. This was a big day for us.Kris Bryant hit his major league-leading 25th home run for Chicago. Addison Russell went deep twice, giving him giving him three homers in the past two games. Javier Baez also connected against Brandon Finnegan (4-7).Finnegan gave up five runs and five hits in five innings, including four homers that matched Jon Moscots season-high for Cincinnati at Colorado on May 31. He had lasted a career-low 2 1/3 innings against Washington in his previous start.Bryant, Baez and Russell each connected in a four-run third. Russell added a solo drive in the fifth that cut it to 6-5.Votto made it a two-run game with an RBI double off Travis Wood in the seventh and Bruce bumped the lead to 9-5 with a two-run drive against Pedro Strop in the ninth.Raisel Iglesias pitched two-hit ball over three scoreless innings in relief for Cincinnati. Suburban Chicago product Tony Cingrani, celebrating his 27th birthday, worked the ninth.BRUCE GOES DEEPBruce became the 14th major leaguer to hit at least 18 homers in each of his first nine seasons.TRAINERS ROOMReds: Reliever Jumbo Diaz was available after getting a day off because of a sore right ankle. The right-hander was struck by a line drive at Washington on Sunday.Cubs: Bryant, who started at third base, was still a little sore following Mondays outfield collision with CF Albert Almora Jr. He bruised his lower left leg while making a catch in left in the fifth when Almora ran into him, and he left in the bottom half. Bryant acknowledged the season-ending knee injury Kyle Schwarber sustained in a collision playing left field in early April crossed his mind. Anytime its with the knee and it goes the way its not supposed to go, its scary, he said. Sitting there on the ground, it looked straight to me so I was like, `Maybe its not too bad.UP NEXTRHP Adam Warren (3-1, 4.56 ERA) is to make a spot start for Chicago after getting stretched out in the minors while RHP Anthony DeSclafani (2-0, 1.78) is to pitch for Cincinnati. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. 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Liberty Song struck traffic at a crucial stage before finishing well.It actually still looked like he had a bit more to give because he was looking for clear running, Moloney said of the colts Flemington run.I dont know how much quicker he could have gone but it was a pretty sharp effort to do what he did.He meets the impressive winner of that race, the Darren Weir-trained Speedeor, again on Saturday.Depending on how he performs in his next couple of starts he could earn a crack at the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast in January.Liberty Song was ssuccessful at Pakenham in his season return and has won two of his eight starts.ddddddddddddIts not a bad race on Saturday, Moloney said.Theres a couple of handy ones in there with Speedeor and the filly of Mick Prices (Secret Agenda) but hes got a good barrier draw (3) which should help him get a nice run.If he gets cover and a chance to sprint, Im sure he could make his presence felt.Moloney said Liberty Song would need to prove to him he could be effective at 1400m before he decided on a Magic Millions Guineas mission.The Caulfield trainer already has the filly Flying Jess aimed at the $2 million race.Speedeor is the $2.70 favourite to win his third race in a row while dual Group Three-winning filly Secret Agenda is at $3 in the field of nine with Liberty Song is at $17. 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