By RICK GANO
AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO(AP) -- Drew Sutton has had a busy year. He has been traded
from the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds, done the shuttle
between the minors and majors and battled mononucleosis and
dehydration.

He added something else his to his resume Saturday - a go-ahead
pinch-hit double in the ninth to lift the Reds to a 7-5 victory
over the Chicago Cubs after Cincinnati had squandered a five-run
lead.

"That was pretty neat," Sutton said. "I don't really know what
to say about it. Coming off the bench is not something you get
to work a whole lot on in the minors, so it's been a little bit
of a challenge doing it up here."

Sutton's two-out liner into the right field corner came after
Cubs closer Carlos Marmol (2-3) walked two straight batters.

"You're facing guys like Marmol and just trying to get something
straight and over the plate to hit is a challenge enough,"
Sutton added. "Just being able to come up with a hit like that
and drive in a couple of runs in that situation, that was
awesome."

Marmol's season-long control problems continued. He took over
the closer's role Aug. 18 and had converted his last nine save
chances. But pitching Saturday in a non-save situation, he
issued his 60th and 61st walks in 67 2-3 innings.

"I don't know," Marmol said of his control issues, insisting
that he didn't get a call from the umpire on his first walk to
Jonny Gomes.

"You got to try to get three outs no matter what the situation
is. ...The first batter I walked it was right down the middle. I
see it. ... I had a bad day today."

Arthur Rhodes (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the
win. Francisco Cordero worked the ninth for his 34th save in 37
chances.

The Cubs made three infield errors in the third inning, helping
the Reds score twice en route to a 5-0 lead after four innings.

"They helped us early. It was a sloppy game early and that's
uncharacteristic of the Cubs because usually their defense,
especially their infield defense, is pretty good," Reds manager
Dusty Baker said.

"But, we'll take it big time and we still left some runners out
there."

Chicago scored three in the sixth off starter Johnny Cueto and
tied the game in the seventh on Geovany Soto's two-out, two-run,
bases-loaded double off Nick Masset. Chicago's Aramis Ramirez
tried to score from first on Soto's drive to the center field
wall but was thrown out at the plate on a relay from shortstop
Paul Janish.

Cueto gave up four hits and three runs in 5 1-3 innings. He was
driven out in the sixth after an RBI single by Ramirez and a
run-scoring double by Soto. Bobby Scales had a sacrifice fly off
reliever Daniel Ray Herrera.

Chicago first baseman Derrek Lee, third baseman Ramirez and
shortstop Ryan Theriot all made errors in the third.

Corky Miller hit a leadoff single before Lee fumbled Cueto's
bunt for an error, putting runners at first and second.

When Drew Stubbs hit a grounder to Ramirez, he attempted to
start a double play but his throw to second hit Miller in the
helmet for another error. The ball ricocheted into the stands,
and umpire Joe West awarded home to Miller, giving the Reds a
1-0 lead and putting runners at second and third.

"We didn't play very well early in the game. A couple of freak
plays. The ball that hit the catcher in the helmet and bounced
out of the ball park," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.

"I've never seen that one before."

Cueto was thrown out at the plate on a grounder to Theriot. But
moments later, Theriot dropped Lee's throw for Chicago's third
error of the inning, loading the bases. Brandon Phillips then
delivered an RBI single.

The Reds added three more runs in the fourth. Adam Rosales
singled, Cueto bunted him to second, Stubbs beat out a single to
deep short and Darnell McDonald hit an RBI single for a 3-0
lead. Joey Votto followed with another run-scoring single off
Lee's glove at first and Scott Rolen drew a bases-loaded walk to
make it 5-0 and finish starter Randy Wells.

Wells gave up six hits and five runs - three earned - in 3 2-3
innings.

Notes: Rhodes appeared in his 777th career game, tying him with
Gaylord Perry for 46th on baseball's career list.