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 Cincinnati right fielder Jay Bruce returned to the lineup Friday
after missing 14 games with a left knee injury and went 1-for-4
while scoring a run. The Cardinals, who have won seven of their last
nine games, give the ball to Jaime Garcia, making his second start
of the season since returning from a torn labrum and rotator cuff.
He will oppose fellow left-hander Tony Cingrani, coming off his
first outing since April 30 after a trip to the disabled list (left
shoulder tendinitis).
TV: 7:15 p.m. ET, Fox
PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals LH Jaime Garcia (0-0, 5.14 ERA) vs. Reds
LH Tony Cingrani (2-3, 3.76)
 Garcia left his first start since May 17, 2013 with a 5-4 lead
before Atlanta rallied for a 6-5 victory Sunday. "He threw the ball
well, very well," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny told reporters
after the 27-year-old Mexican allowed four runs and five hits while
striking out five in seven innings. "... When he was down, staying
out of the middle, staying ahead in the count, he was making very
very good pitches and getting some quick outs." Garcia is 9-2 with a
3.18 ERA in 15 appearances (13 starts) versus Cincinnati.
Cingrani allowed four runs, seven hits and three home runs - all
career highs - in six innings of an 8-3 loss at Philadelphia on
Sunday. The 24-year-old Evergreen Park, Ill., native faced the
Cardinals in his first two starts of 2014, receiving a no-decision
after yielding two hits and striking out nine in seven shutout
innings and suffering the loss when he allowed three runs in four
innings. Cingrani, who recorded 39 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings this
season, is 1-0 with a 2.60 ERA in three home starts.
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WALK-OFFS
1. The Reds improved to 4-3 since 1B Joey Votto (quadriceps, left
knee) left the lineup.
2. St. Louis 3B Matt Carpenter is 8-for-20 in his last five games.
3. Cincinnati leads the major leagues in in fielding percentage at
.989 and has committed the fewest errors (19).
PREDICTION: Cardinals 3, Reds 2
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