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Winker also hit two singles and scored a second
run as the Reds won for the third time in their last four games.
Reds starting pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez (1-1) allowed two runs
on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts in five
innings to earn his first big-league victory.
Tejay Antone followed with two scoreless innings, then Lucas
Sims handled the final two innings to earn his fourth save.
Losing pitcher Adam Wainwright (3-5) allowed three runs on eight
hits and three hit batters in seven innings. He struck out four
without a walk.
The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Wainwright
barely avoided further damage.
Winker lined a one-out single and raced to third on Nick
Castellanos' single, which extended his hitting streak to 19
games. Wainwright plunked Tyler Stephenson and Tyler Naquin with
pitches to force in a run. But Mike Freeman grounded into a
forceout at the plate and Tucker Barnhart flied out to leave the
bases loaded.
The Cardinals countered with two runs in their half of the
inning. Tommy Edman led off with a single, stole second base and
scored on Tyler O'Neill's one-out single. O'Neill eventually
scored on Yadier Molina's RBI single.
But Winker's two-run homer down the right-field line in the
second inning put the Reds up 3-2.
Wainwright got some much-needed defensive help in the fifth
inning. Stephenson hit a single with one out and tried to score
on Naquin's double to the center-field wall. Dylan Carlson threw
to Edman behind second base and Edman's relay home nailed
Stephenson to keep the score at 3-2.
The Reds got insurance in the eighth inning with Barnhart's RBI
double off Daniel Ponce de Leon.
The Cardinals got the potential winning run to the plate twice
in the ninth inning, but they lost for the fourth time in the
last five games.
--Field Level Media
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