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05/23 23:02 CDT Reds get 3-run homer from De La Cruz and outlast Cardinals 7-6
in 11 innings to split doubleheader
Reds get 3-run homer from De La Cruz and outlast Cardinals 7-6 in 11 innings to
split doubleheader
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Spencer Steer scored the winning run in the 11th inning
with a headfirst slide on Blake Dunn's one-hopper to shortstop, and the
Cincinnati Reds outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 to split their day-night
doubleheader Saturday.
Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer and Nathaniel Lowe launched a two-run
shot as Cincinnati took a 5-1 lead in the fifth. But the Cardinals scored twice
in the ninth and tied it 6-all on a two-out RBI single by Jordan Walker, who
started the comeback with a three-run homer in the sixth.
Steer was the automatic runner in the 11th and he advanced from second to third
on a sacrifice bunt by P.J. Higgins. After a walk to Dane Myers put runners at
the corners, Dunn sent a one-hopper up the middle.
With the infield playing in, strong-armed shortstop Masyn Winn made a lunging
stop to his left and a spinning throw to the plate, where catcher Yohel Pozo
scooped the ball on a short hop. But he couldn't get his tag back down in time
to get Steer, and a replay review upheld the safe call.
Dunn was credited with an RBI on a fielder's choice. He also prevented the
go-ahead run from scoring in the top of the inning with a sliding catch in
shallow right field.
In the opener, Bryan Torres hit a two-run homer and singled in his major league
debut to help the Cardinals win 8-1.
De La Cruz clocked his 12th home run of the year in the nightcap, and Lowe
homered in both ends of the twinbill.
Myers added a pinch-hit RBI double in the sixth to put the Reds up 6-4.
Pierce Johnson (2-1) pitched two perfect innings for the win after Tony
Santillan squandered a two-run lead in the ninth, his third blown save this
season. Pinch-hitter Jos Fermn homered to bring the Cardinals within one
before Walker's single tied it.
Riley O'Brien (3-2) took the loss despite getting four outs without giving up a
hit.
The Reds earned their first win in a game started by someone other than Chase
Burns or Andrew Abbott since April 25. They are 2-10 in division play.
Up next Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (2-2, 4.70 ERA) faces RHP Brady Singer (2-4, 6.26) in the series finale Sunday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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