Zambrano homers in 100th victory

Carlos Zambrano homered and pitched into the seventh inning to earn his 100th victory as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 2-1, on Friday night.

Zambrano didn’t yield a hit until Adam Rosales lined a single to left with one out in the fifth inning. He gave up two hits and a season-high five walks while striking out seven.

The right-hander reached the milestone in his third try since beating Florida on May 3 for No. 99.

Since then, he spent 19 days on the disabled list because of a left hamstring strain, lost at San Diego and was suspended six games for an altercation with plate umpire Mark Carlson on May 27 in Chicago.

Zambrano’s homer in the fifth inning was the 18th of his career.