Luis Cessa, Reds subdue Cardinals
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[September 19, 2022] Luis
Cessa and three relievers combined on a two-hitter as the visiting
Cincinnati Reds recorded a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on
Sunday.
Stuart Fairchild belted a two-run homer for the Reds (58-89), who
snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time
in 11 games.
The Cardinals (87-61) lost for just the third time in nine games.
Cessa (4-3) blanked the Cardinals for five innings on one hit and
two walks. Relievers Derek Law allowed one hit over 1 2/3 innings
before Joel Kuhnel and Buck Farmer took it the rest of the way.
St. Louis starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (8-5) allowed three
runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out a season-high
nine batters and walked two.
Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols went 0-for-4 and remained stuck on
698 career homers.
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The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Jose Barrero hit a
one-out single and Jonathan India drew a two-out walk before Spencer
Steer's RBI single opened the scoring.
In the bottom of the inning, Nolan Gorman drew a one-out walk, Paul
DeJong hit a single and Brendan Donovan reached on an error to load
the bases. But Cessa escaped after inducing a double-play grounder
from Corey Dickerson.
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Cincinnati Reds first baseman Spencer Steer (12) hits a one run
single against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory
Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
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Chuckie Robinson hit a one-out double off the
center field wall in the fifth inning. India walked again, then
Montgomery struck out Steer and Kyle Farmer to end the threat.
But Cincinnati increased its lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning. Nick
Senzel hit a single and Fairchild launched his two-run homer to end
Montgomery's day.
With two outs in the seventh inning, Lars Nootbaar walked and Yadier
Molina hit a single. Kuhnel relieved Law and struck out Gorman to
keep the Cardinals off the board.
Matt Reynolds and Barrero started the ninth inning with singles off
Cardinals reliever Packy Naughton. Robinson bunted the runners over,
but Chris Stratton relieved Naughton and retired India on a flyout
to center field.
Nootbaar threw out Reynolds trying to score on the play.
--Field Level Media
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