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St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
68-69, 31-37 Away
Final
4 - 2
Cincinnati Reds
68-68, 36-31 Home

Contreras and Pagés go deep to back McGreevy as Cardinals top reeling Reds 4-2

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds: Game Highlights

Cincinnati (68-68) has lost five straight and eight of nine, leaving the Reds five games behind the New York Mets for the final National League wild card.

Michael McGreevy (6-2) pitched six strong innings for the Cardinals (68-69), who won their third in a row. He allowed one run and five hits with two walks and no strikeouts.

Kyle Leahy got four outs for his second major league save and first this season. He gave up back-to-back singles to begin the ninth, then retired three consecutive batters to end it.

The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the first when Elly De La Cruz singled and scored on Gavin Lux’s double.

Andrew Abbott (8-5) issued two walks and hit a batter with a pitch, loading the bases with two outs in the fourth. Nathan Church’s two-run single put the Cardinals ahead 2-1.

Abbott, who allowed a season-high six earned runs in his previous start, gave up two runs in five innings this time. He walked four and struck out seven.

Contreras connected off Connor Phillips to make it 3-1 in the seventh with his 20th home run.

Pagés’ 11th of the season off Zach Maxwell made it 4-2 in the eighth.

Matt McLain hit a solo homer for the Reds in the seventh, his first since July 18 against the Mets at Citi Field.

Key moment The Reds escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning on a strange play. With one out, Jordan Walker’s pop fly landed near Abbott. The infield-fly rule was invoked and, after some hesitation by the St. Louis runners, Iván Herrera broke for home. He was thrown out by McLain, the second baseman, to end the inning.

Key stat The Reds have scored 97 runs in August, second-fewest in the majors behind Cleveland.

Up next Cardinals RHP Andre Pallante (6-12, 5.44 ERA) opposes RHP Brady Singer (11-9, 4.06) in the series finale Sunday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Friedl grounded out to pitcher.
9th Inning McLain grounded into fielder's choice to third, Banfield to second, Hayes out at third.
9th Inning Banfield bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Hayes to second, Steer out at third.
9th Inning Hayes singled to right, Steer to second.
9th Inning Steer singled to left.
9th Inning Contreras flied out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
2 Ground Balls 20
12 Strikeouts 0
4 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 8
0 Stolen Bases 0
6 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 34
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
19 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
176 Pitches 134
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
14 Total Bases 13
40 Plate Appearances 37
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 3
5.4 Runs Created 3.7
.212 Batting Average .235
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.424 Slugging Percentage .382
.394 Secondary Average .235
.350 On Base Percentage .297
.774 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .680
0.1 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.4
5.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.7
31.0 Batter Rating 23.0
16.5 At Bats Per Home Run 34.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.40 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.62
.212 Isolated Power .147
0.50 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.150 Walks Per Plate Appearance .081
.182 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
8.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.2
80.3 MLB Rating 78.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 32,076 | Capacity:

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 54 L2 0.6115108 85
Chicago 5 59 W2 0.5755396 80
Cincinnati 15 69 L1 0.50359714 70
St. Louis 16.5 71 W1 0.49285713 69
Pittsburgh 23 77 W1 0.44604316 62
Full Standings