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Cubs<\/a> fans\u2019 cheers reached a fever pitch Monday night at Wrigley Field in the bottom of the seventh inning, when it briefly looked like the team had tied the game against the Reds. <\/p>\n A replay review, however, overturned the safe call at first: Dansby Swanson had stepped short of the base, and the inning was over.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve ever done that in my baseball life, to be honest,\u201d Swanson said after the Cubs\u2019 3-2 loss to the Reds. \u201cSo just pretty unfortunate timing.\u201d<\/p>\n Swanson\u2019s two-run home run in the third inning accounted for all of the Cubs\u2019 scoring. But he came inches from driving in another run. <\/p>\n Willi Castro had led off the inning with a single and made it all the way to third by the time Swanson came up with two outs. <\/p>\n The crowd rose to its feet as Swanson worked a full count. Then he chopped a ground ball to the left side of the field and raced up the line. <\/p>\n New Reds third baseman Ke\u2019Bryan Hayes charged and fielded it on the run, slinging a throw across his body to first. Castro crossed the plate. First base umpire Adam Beck signaled Swanson safe. <\/p>\n The Wrigley Field crowd led out their loudest ovation of the night.<\/p>\n Then, the Reds challenged the call. <\/p>\n \u201cI felt like I was a little bit short,\u201d Swanson said. \u201cI didn\u2019t think I was as short as the replay [showed]. I know I touched it some point. I just didn\u2019t know when in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n The replay showed Swanson\u2019s foot land in front of the base, in what would have otherwise been a close play. As he stepped over the bag, he dragged his back foot onto it. But by then, the ball was already in Reds first baseman Spencer Steer\u2019s glove. <\/p>\n The crowd\u2019s cheers turned into groans.<\/p>\n The Cubs managed to make it a close game, despite starting pitcher Michael Soroka exiting <\/a>after the second inning of his Cubs debut with a shoulder injury. But the Cubs offense totaled just three hits. <\/p>\n \u201cNot going to win many games with three hits,\u201d manager Craig Counsell said. \u201cSimple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n