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Despite going 0-for-17 with runners in scoring position, the
Cardinals matched their second-best August in history, finishing
the month 22-7.
Chase Anderson (0-2), who made his Reds debut as a starter in
the series opener Monday, was again victimized by a tape measure
homer. Nootbaar's bomb landed on top of the Cardinals bullpen in
right and put St. Louis ahead 5-2.
Jake Fraley singled home TJ Friedl with one out in the 13th to
draw the Reds within 5-3 against Andre Pallante. Pallante (6-4)
allowed one run -- it was unearned -- and three hits over the
final three innings to earn the win.
The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third when
Aristides Aquino opened with a single and Jose Barrero worked a
walk against starter Jose Quintana. Jonathan India extended his
career-high hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI single to
right-center to score Aquino.
Nick Senzel followed with a line-drive single to center to score
Barrero and put Cincinnati ahead 2-0.
The Cardinals responded immediately in the fourth against Reds
lefty starter Mike Minor. Paul Goldschmidt opened the inning by
recording his first hit of the three-game series, a line drive
single to right. Nolan Arenado then drilled his 28th homer to
the seats in left to tie the game at 2-2.
The Cardinals mounted a threat in the sixth when Arenado led off
with a double to left-center off reliever Ian Gibaut. But Pujols
popped out, and then Arenado was tagged out by third baseman
Kyle Farmer as he tried to advance on Tyler O'Neill's grounder.
Paul DeJong popped out to short left to end the inning.
Yadier Molina snapped an 0-for-22 slump with a single off
reliever Art Warren to lead off the seventh. Tommy Edman doubled
with one out to put runners at second and third. But pinch
hitter Corey Dickerson and Goldschmidt grounded out to end the
threat.
Nootbaar worked a leadoff walk against Alexis Diaz in the ninth
and stole second. Molina failed to get a bunt down, and then he
popped out to shallow right. Brendan Donovan flew out to center
and Edman grounded out to second.
The Cardinals had two more great chances with free runners in
the 10th and 11th against Cincinnati reliever Reiver Sanmartin.
Goldschmidt walked to put runners on first and second with one
out in the 10th, but Sanmartin induced a 6-4-3 double play. In
the 11th, Pujols moved automatic runner Arenado to third with
one out. But O'Neill grounded sharply to short and Molina struck
out to end the threat.
--Field Level Media
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