Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 2
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, July 14, 2012
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
86°
Umpires:
Home -
Andy Fletcher, 1B -
Joe West, 2B -
Sam Holbrook, 3B -
Rob Drake
Attendance:
37583
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Reds 3, Cardinals 2 (10): Ryan Ludwick’s one-out line-drive homer in the 10th inning gave Cincinnati its fifth straight win in walkoff fashion.
Ludwick's shot to left off Victor Marte (2-2) came after a long at-bat and put the Reds temporarily in sole possession of first place in the NL Central. Pittsburgh pulled back into a tie following its 6-4 win over Milwaukee later on Saturday.
Sam LeCure (3-2) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win as Cincinnati evened the season series with St. Louis at four games apiece.
Brandon Phillips got the Reds going with a two-out single in the fifth. Jay Bruce followed with a hit-and-run double into the right-field corner as Phillips scored without a throw. Cozart’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly made it 2-0.
Yadier Molina sparked St. Louis’ two-run seventh with a solo homer, tying the career-high 14 he belted last year. Rafael Furcal’s beautiful drag bunt against a shifted defense scored Skip Schumaker with the tying run. It stayed tied until Ludwick, a former Cardinal, barely cleared the fence with his line drive.
Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday extended his hitting streak to 13 games, going 1-for-5.
Reds starter Mike Leake allowed two runs on seven hits in six-plus innings, while St. Louis’ Kyle Lohse allowed two runs on eight hits in six innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: St. Louis activated 1B Lance Berkman, who’s been out with a knee injury since May 19, and sent OF Shane Robinson to Triple-A Memphis before the game. Berkman struck out as a pinch-hitter. … Reds 3B Scott Rolen, who had been dealing with back spasms, started for only the second time in 10 games and went 2-for-4 with a run scored. … The Cards did not get a runner to third in the first six innings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| St. Louis |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Kyle Lohse
|
Player |
Mike Leake
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
8 |
Hits |
7 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
3.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| St. Louis
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.216 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Cincinnati
|
10 |
1 |
15 |
.270 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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