Eugenio Suárez, Rhett Lowder help power the Reds to a 4-2 victory over
the Cardinals
[July 25, 2026] ST.
LOUIS (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer, Rhett Lowder pitched
two-run ball for five innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis
Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night.
Suárez's 435-foot shot to left-center tied him with Eric Davis for 10th
in franchise history with 203 home runs. Johnny Bench hit 389 homers for
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Cincinnati Reds' Eugenio Suárez hits a 2-run home run against the St.
Louis Cardinals during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday,
July 24, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Le) |
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Cincinnati's Sal Stewart and Tyler Stephenson each had two hits
and an RBI.
Lowder was perfect through three innings and, after JJ
Wetherholt walked, had faced the minimum number of batters after
four innings.
Iván Herrera was hit by a pitch to leadoff the fifth, stole
second and moved to third when Lars Nootbaar flied out. Masyn
Wynn grounded out and Nathan Church walked before Blaze Jordan
doubled to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.
After Stewart singled, Suárez hit his homer off George Soriano
(3-3) with two out in the seventh, giving Cincinnati a 3-2 lead.
Julian Garcia (1-2) struck out the only batter he faced and
earned the win. Emilio Pagán had two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 ninth
for his 10th save.
St. Louis starter Dustin May allowed seven hits and one run with
eight strikeouts in six innings.
Stephenson hit a ground-rule double that drove in JJ Bleday to
give the Reds a 1-0 lead in the fourth.
The Reds are 7-22 against the rest of the NL Central. Cincinnati
went into the game with a .214 win percentage against its
division, the worst in MLB.
Up next
Reds RHP Hunter Greene (2-1, 6.06 ERA) starts Saturday against
right-hander Andre Pallante (10-6, 4.02).
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