Reds snap 11-game skid with win over Cards
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[April 25, 2022]
Rookie left-hander Nick Lodolo allowed
one run on five hits over 5 2/3 innings and Colin Moran drove in two
runs as the Cincinnati Reds ended an 11-game losing streak with a
4-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Lodolo (1-2) had seven strikeouts and no walks in earning his first
major league victory. The Reds scored three runs in the first two
innings against Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright (2-2).
The Reds ended their longest losing streak since they dropped 11
straight from May 16-27, 2016.
Cincinnati took a 2-0 lead in its first at-bat. Moran opened the
scoring when his sacrifice fly scored Tyler Naquin, who had led off
with a double. Nick Senzel followed by singling home Tommy Pham, who
had reached on a walk, advanced to second on a walk, and reached
third on Moran's sacrifice fly.
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The Reds extended their lead to 3-0 in the second when Alejo Lopez
scored on Naquin's infield groundout.
After the Cardinals cut the lead to 3-1 in the sixth when Tyler
O'Neill's double to left-center field scored Paul Goldschmidt, the
Reds countered in their half of the inning.
After Pham doubled to left and advanced to third on Wainwright's
wild pitch, Joey Votto walked. Moran followed with a single to right
that scored Pham for a 4-1 lead that brought Wainwright's outing to
a close.
Wainwright allowed four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and
three walks in five innings.
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Apr 24, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting
pitcher Adam Wainwright (50) leaves the game against the Cincinnati
Reds during the sixth inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory
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He threw 94 pitches but just 58 strikes before he
was relieved by T.J. McFarland, who kept the Reds scoreless for the
next two innings.
While Wainwright struggled to find the strike zone,
Lodolo had no issues, as 57 of his 79 pitches were strikes.
Relievers Tony Santillan and Art Warren kept the Cardinals
scoreless for the next 2 1/3 innings before Lucas Sims retired the
side in order in the ninth for his first save of the year.
Pham and Senzel each had two hits for the Reds, while Goldschmidt
and Harrison Bader had two hits apiece for St. Louis.
--Field Level Media
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