St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, August 18, 2019
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
90°
Umpires:
Home -
Tim Timmons, 1B -
Roberto Ortiz, 2B -
Mike Muchlinski, 3B -
Rob Drake
Attendance:
21525
By Field Level Media
Paul Goldschmidt belted a two-run homer and Tommy Edman also hit one out as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals recorded a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
For Edman, the homer highlighted his second three-hit performance in three games.
Lane Thomas and Marcell Ozuna each drove in a run for the Cardinals, who earned a split of the four-game series against Cincinnati with their seventh victory in their past nine contests.
Tucker Barnhart ripped a two-run single to right field in the ninth inning off Carlos Martinez to trim St. Louis' lead to 5-4, but the right-hander struck out two of the next three batters to secure his 14th save.
Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty (7-6) saw his consecutive scoreless-innings streak halted at 23 after Eugenio Suarez launched his team-leading 34th homer in the first inning, but Flaherty flustered the Reds the rest of the way. The 23-year-old turned in his eighth straight start of allowing two runs or fewer when he permitted one run on three hits in five innings.
Jose Peraza worked a bases-loaded walk off Andrew Miller to trim St. Louis' lead to 5-2 in the seventh, but Suarez grounded into an inning-ending double play.
St. Louis seized a 2-1 lead in the third inning after Edman had a one-out single and Goldschmidt followed two batters later by sending a 3-1 curveball from Alex Wood (1-2) over the wall in center. Goldschmidt's homer was his team-leading 28th of the season and second in three games.
The Cardinals took a 3-1 advantage in the fourth inning. Thomas' single to center field plated Yadier Molina, who reached base after Suarez sailed a throw to first base on a routine grounder.
Edman sent an 0-1 fastball from Wood over the wall in left field in the fifth inning to give St. Louis a 4-1 lead. Goldschmidt followed two batters later with a double to right field, then came home when Ozuna's fly ball to center field was misjudged by rookie Nick Senzel.
Suarez, who returned from a one-game absence due to a thumb injury, deposited a first-pitch fastball from Flaherty over the wall in center field to open the scoring with two outs in the first inning. Suarez's 12th first-inning homer this season was the first run allowed by Flaherty since he permitted two in a no-decision against Houston on July 26.
The Reds were bolstered by the performance of right-hander Kevin Gausman, who worked the eighth and ninth innings and struck out all six batters he faced. In the ninth, he struck out the side on nine pitches.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis |
|
Cincinnati |
Jack Flaherty
|
Player |
Alex Wood
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
5.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
5 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
3 |
Hits |
8 |
1.80 |
ERA |
7.20 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
St. Louis
|
8 |
2 |
16 |
.229 |
8 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Cincinnati
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.242 |
18 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |