|
The Cardinals rallied from a 7-0 deficit to tie
the game, but Winker's ninth-inning homer off closer Alex Reyes
decided the game.
The Reds won for the sixth time in their past seven games. The
reeling Cardinals have lost five consecutive games and seven of
their past eight.
Reds starter Wade Miley struck out eight batters and allowed
four hits in five scoreless innings. Reliever Heath Hembree
(1-1) got the victory and Lucas Sims earned his sixth save.
Cardinals starting pitcher John Gant allowed seven runs on seven
hits and three walks in four innings. Reyes (3-2) took the loss.
Winker's two-run homer in the first inning gave the Reds an
immediate 2-0 lead. His three-run blast in the second inning
made it 5-0.
Tyler Stephenson led off the third inning with a single. Shogo
Akiyama hit for Tyler Naquin, who exited the game with left
hamstring tightness, and stroked a single. Eugenio Suarez's
two-run double made it 7-0.
Miley left after five innings, and the Cardinals rallied to tie
the game in the sixth.
Reliever Michael Feliz failed to retire a batter. Nolan Arenado
singled and Tyler O'Neill launched a two-run homer.
Edmundo Sosa walked, and singles by Jose Rondon and Andrew
Knizner loaded the bases.
Brad Brach relieved Feliz and also failed to get an out. Matt
Carpenter hit a two-run double. Edman drove in a run with an
infield single and Dylan Carlson walked to reload the bases.
Tejay Antone relieved Brach and got Paul Goldschmidt to line
into a double play, but Arenado hit a two-run single to pull the
Cardinals even.
After Winker put the Reds up 8-7, the Cardinals threatened in
their half of the ninth. Goldschmidt hit a single and Arenado
hit a ground-rule double before Sims retired the next three
batters to seal the victory.
--Field Level Media
[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content. |
|
