St. Louis Cardinals edges Cincinnati Reds 6-5
Game Summary
St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a narrow win over Cincinnati Reds, 6-5. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
The turning point came in the bottom of the 2nd. St. Louis Cardinals pushed across 3 runs to seize control of the game.
Key Players
Matt McLain led Cincinnati Reds's offense, going 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI. Cincinnati Reds reliever Tejay Antone threw 1.2 IP, 0 ER, 2 K and picked up a hold.
Lars Nootbaar led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 1-for-1, 1 HR, 2 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo threw 1.2 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
Cincinnati Reds starter Nick Lodolo: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 1 BB (95 pitches). Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K (ERA 6.00).
St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB (84 pitches). Failed to complete five innings, leaving extra burden on the bullpen. The bullpen (4 pitchers) was scoreless over 4.7 IP with 2 K — a flawless relief effort.
Hitting Analysis
Cincinnati Reds: 7 H, 4 RBI (team AVG 0.292). Includes 1 HR. Drew 4 walks, boosting on-base production.
Multi-hit games: Blake Dunn (3-for-4).
St. Louis Cardinals: 11 H, 5 RBI (team AVG 0.367). Includes 2 HR.
Multi-hit games: Masyn Winn (2-for-5, 2 RBI), Jordan Walker (2-for-4, 1 HR), José Fermín (3-for-4).
Turning Points
This game featured 2 lead changes — a true back-and-forth contest.