its not right that these other people are going through this.

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. 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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernicks protest of racial oppression and inequality in the United States continued before Monday nights 28-0 win over the Los Angeles Rams.For the second game in a row, Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid knelt during the song while teammates Antoine Bethea and Eli Harold stood and held up their right fists.I think its become so blatantly obvious that athletes and people in general have to react, Kaepernick said. Its not something that, with social media, theres so many instances where its instantly to you and you see these things every day, day after day and thats hard.For me, it was something that I couldnt see another hashtag Sandra Bland, hashtag Tamir Rice, hashtag Walter Scott, hashtag Eric Garner, the list goes on and on and on, Kaepernick said. At what point do we do something about it? At what point do we take a stand and as a people say this isnt right? You have a badge, yes. Youre supposed to be protecting us, not murdering us, and thats what the issue really is and we need to change that.Rams defensive end Robert Quinn and receiver Kenny Britt also held up fists. Britt also was one of five Rams players to raise hands before a game after unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.Just standing up for my rights, Quinn said. Everyone knows the whole situation. Long story short, Fisher asked us to stand. So I respect him enough to do that. But at least to show awareness, raise my fist, show support out there that you have support throughout the league. I didnt want to try to distract the team; just want to have my right of freedom.Niners defensive lineman Quinton Dial helped hold a large flag during the anthem.Harold, the San Francisco linebacker, said the issue was bigger than football and that he took exception to fans reaction when Kaepernick came in.What really pissed me off was when Kap was getting snaps at the end of the game and the crowd was booing, Harold said. Im not throwing shots at our fans. Its not about that. Liberty and justice for all. Just because this man is standing up for something he believes in doesnt give you the right to boo him. I just dont understand it, man. I really dont.Harold also took issue with ESPN NFL analyst Trent Dilfers critical comments on Kaepernick from Sunday.This is our profession, but if a guy wants to stand up and believe in something, you shouldnt shoot him down and talk down on him and say he put himself above the team when that wasnt the issue, Harold said.Kaepernick said earlier this week that he would continue to kneel during the natiional anthem and reaffirmed that plan to ESPNs Lindsay Czarniak on Monday night.ddddddddddddI know theres conversations that players are having in the locker rooms, Kaepernick said. Weve had them in our locker room as well. People are really feeling their humanity and really feeling like, you know what, this might not be something I experience on a daily basis, but its not right that these other people are going through this. And thats ultimately what it comes down to.Last week, Jed York, the 49ers chief executive officer, pledged $1 million from the teams charitable foundation to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the San Francisco Foundation, organizations with goals to assist in some of the same areas Kaepernick is attempting to help.Kaepernick previously pledged the first $1 million he makes this season to help communities in need and has said he will do the same with proceeds from his jersey sales.On Monday night, York said he and Kaepernick have had conversations over the past few weeks and again offered support to Kaepernicks efforts.Id just say that human rights is a philosophy that everybody should hold dear, York said. Its not easy to make a stand and to do something thats not popular -- thats everybody -- and I think thats what Colin has done, but I think hes done it in a respectful way. Hes trying to bring a voice to people that he doesnt feel have one, and I think we want to do the same thing and try to help.York added that he has no problems with his players figuring out which actions they want to take and then following through.Im not going to tell the guys what to do, York said. Im not going to get into that. Thats not my place. The locker room will take care of itself. I think even with this, when everybody wants to talk about is this a distraction, whats going on, its been something that I think has been an issue that most people havent discussed openly in locker rooms and quite honestly most places. And I think our locker room is one of the places where guys can ... they find a way to actually have a conversation about it as opposed to looking and having a preconceived notion of what does this mean and then kind of going their own separate ways.While Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall has lost endorsements over his decision to kneel before Thursdays game against the Carolina Panthers, York said the 49ers have received no blowback from sponsors.Theyve all been really good, York said. ' ' '