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08/20 15:37 CDT Dane Myers' dropped fly with 2 outs in 9th gives Cardinals a
wild 10-9 win over Reds
Dane Myers' dropped fly with 2 outs in 9th gives Cardinals a wild 10-9 win over
Reds
GARY SCHATZ
Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Cincinnati's Dane Myers dropped a fly ball with two outs in
the ninth, opening the flood gates in a six-run inning to give the St. Louis
Cardinals a 10-9 win over the Reds.
The Reds held a 5-4 lead going into the ninth before things fell apart in the
final inning. Masyn Winn and Jose Fermin scored on Myers' error, giving St.
Louis a 6-5 lead. Alec Burleson's single drove in another run and a
bases-loaded walk scored another to make it 8-5. Fermin came up for the second
time in the inning and singled home two more runs to make it 10-5.
But it was far from over.
Cincinnati's Eugenio Suarez singled home Matt McLain and Sal Stewart drove in
two more runs to make it 10-8. St. Louis reliever Riley O'Brien walked Tyler
Stephenson with the bases loaded and two outs, scoring Elly De La Cruz to make
it a one-run game before Matt McLain lined out to end the wild back-and-forth
contest.
McLain hit his second career grand slam to cap a five-run sixth inning and put
Cincinnati up 5-4.
Jordan Walker hit a three-run home run and drove in another run on a ground out
to give the Cardinals an early 4-0 lead. Walker's 26th home run was his second
home run in two games. He temporarily tied Stewart for the major league lead
with 94 RBI before Stewart's single in the bottom of the ninth plated two,
giving him 96 on the season.
Cardinals' starter Michael McGreevy was solid through five innings, but
struggled in the sixth, giving up an RBI single and leaving the game with the
bases loaded. Ryan Stanek (2-3) relieved McGreevy, giving up an RBI single to
JJ Bleday and the grand slam to McLain to take the loss.
Peter Strzelecki (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win for St.
Louis.
Eugenio Suarez drove in the 1,000th run of his career.
The Cardinals won the series 3-2 and moved to 2 1/2 games behind the last wild
card spot. The Reds fell to seven games out of the wild card.
Up Next
Cardinals: Will start a weekend series with the Phillies. No starters were
announced for either team.
Reds: Start a three-game series on Friday at Arizona. LHP Nick Lodolo (3-2,
4.52 ERA) will pitch for the Reds. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 2.71 ERA)
starts for the Diamondbacks.
