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Pagan escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth
to earn his first save of the year.
TJ Friedl drove in two runs for the Reds (71-75), who won for
the seventh time in nine games. St. Louis (72-72) lost for the
third time in four games.
Cincinnati manager David Bell was ejected in the sixth inning by
plate umpire Larry Vanover for arguing balls and strikes.
Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (6-8) allowed three
runs on six hits and five walks in five innings. He struck out
six.
Pallante escaped trouble in the first inning, retiring the next
two batters after Elly De La Cruz walked and stole both second
and third.
The Reds left two more runners stranded in the second inning.
Jake Fraley walked with two outs and reached third on Santiago
Espinal's single, but Amed Rosario struck out to end the frame.
Cincinnati threatened again in the fourth inning. Ty France hit
a one-out single and went to third on Fraley's double, but
Pallante retired the next two batters to escape another jam.
The Reds took a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning. Jonathan India
walked, De La Cruz hit a single and Pallante's wild pitch moved
the runners to third and second, respectively.
One out later, Friedl hit a two-run single. He took second on a
disengagement violation, stole third while Spencer Steer walked
and scored on France's groundout.
Cincinnati left two more runners on in the sixth inning. Espinal
hit a single and India drew a one-out walk while facing Ryan
Fernandez, but John King took over on the mound and retired the
next two batters.
A St. Louis rally came up short in the ninth, as Paul
Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado hit singles and Lars Nootbaar
walked with no outs before Pagan struck out the next three
batters to end the game.
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