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The Cardinals -- who didn't land in Cincinnati
until 3:45 a.m. Monday after beating the Chicago Cubs in a
rain-delayed contest Sunday night in St. Louis -- committed a
pair of costly errors in the decisive second inning.
Returning from a two-week stint on the injured list due to a
strained left groin, Lodolo (4-2) overcame a first-inning solo
homer from Paul Goldschmidt to hold St. Louis to five hits,
striking out three and walking none.
After allowing a leadoff single to Alec Burleson in the sixth,
Lodolo managed to retire Goldschmidt on a high fly to center for
his final batter faced. Lodolo needed just 69 pitches to get
through five innings before Burleson and Goldschmidt worked him
for 12 to open the sixth.
After Goldschmidt's seventh homer of the season put the
Cardinals up 1-0, Candelario evened the score with his sixth of
the season, a line drive off Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (2-3)
to the net above the visitors' bullpen in right.
The Reds took advantage of two uncharacteristic errors from two
of the most reliable fielders in the St. Louis infield to take
the lead in the second.
Nolan Arenado booted a routine grounder off the bat of Nick
Martini to open the inning. Jonathan India followed with a
single. Will Benson then drove home Martini with a single to
left for a 2-1 Cincinnati lead.
After Benson was caught stealing second, Jacob Hurtubise
grounded a ball to first that took a bad hop over the glove of
Goldschmidt at first for a two-base error that scored India for
a 3-1 Reds advantage.
Lynn was charged with three runs -- one earned -- and five hits
over six innings as the right-hander suffered just the fifth
loss in 17 career decisions against Cincinnati.
St. Louis rookie shortstop Masyn Winn dumped a soft liner into
center, just beyond the leaping India, with two outs in the
third to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.
--Field Level Media
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