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Cincinnati starting pitcher Hunter Greene
allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out
nine batters and walked two.
Ian Gibaut (6-1) recorded five outs to earn the victory and
Alexis Diaz pitched the ninth inning to earn his 15th save.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed three runs on
eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Jordan Hicks (1-4) took the loss
after giving up a run in one inning.
The Reds struck first with Jonathan India's two-out homer in the
first inning, his seventh blast of the season.
The Cardinals surged ahead 2-1 in the second inning. Willson
Contreras walked and moved to third on Dylan Carlson's double.
Jordan Walker lined an RBI single to left and Tommy Edman hit a
run-scoring chopper.
Cincinnati tied the game 2-2 in the third inning on singles by
Curt Casali, Matt McClain and De La Cruz. But the Cardinals
moved ahead 3-2 in their half of the inning when Paul
Goldschmidt singled and scored on a triple from Nolan Arenado.
The Reds tied the game 3-3 in the sixth inning. De La Cruz
walked, stole second base, moved to third on a flyout and scored
on Tyler Stephenson's single.
Greene hit Carlson with a pitch with one out in the bottom of
the inning, then walked Walker. Gibaut entered and retired the
next two batters to keep the game tied.
De La Cruz drew a leadoff walk from Hicks in the eighth inning,
took second on a groundout and third on a passed ball. With the
infield pulled in, the speedy De La Cruz scored the winning run
on Stephenson's fielder's-choice grounder to shortstop Paul
DeJong.
--Field Level Media
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