St. Louis Cardinals edges Cincinnati Reds 10-9
Game Summary
St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a narrow win over Cincinnati Reds, 10-9. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
The turning point came in the top of the 9th. St. Louis Cardinals pushed across 6 runs to seize control of the game.
A full-blown slugfest: 19 combined runs and 15 hits on the day.
Key Players
Jordan Walker led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 1-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Peter Strzelecki threw 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and earned the win.
Matt McLain led Cincinnati Reds's offense, going 1-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI. Cincinnati Reds reliever Julian Garcia threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K and picked up a hold.
Pitching Report
St. Louis Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB (90 pitches). Bullpen ERA 14.73 (3.7 IP, 6 ER). Relief failures directly impacted the outcome.
Cincinnati Reds starter Brady Singer: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 1 BB (103 pitches). The bullpen (4 pitchers) was scoreless over 3.0 IP with 3 K — a flawless relief effort.
Hitting Analysis
St. Louis Cardinals: 6 H, 7 RBI (team AVG 0.261). Includes 1 HR.
Multi-hit games: José Fermín (2-for-2, 2 RBI).
Cincinnati Reds: 5 H, 9 RBI (team AVG 0.185). Includes 1 HR. Drew 8 walks, boosting on-base production.
Turning Points
This game featured 2 lead changes — a true back-and-forth contest.