St. Louis CardinalsvsCincinnati Reds
STL 3/CIN 0
Things to say
The Cardinals beat the Reds 3-0 on the road at Great American Ball Park.
01
opener
Cards took it 3-0 in Cincy. Clean shutout on the road. That pitching staff just flat shut the door.
02
key player
St. Louis arms were the story — kept the Reds off the board all night and never let the heart of the order breathe.
03
hot take
Three runs shouldn't be enough to win a game in that bandbox, but the Reds bats went quiet and paid for it.
04
deep cut
A zero at Great American is no joke — that yard eats pitchers alive, and they walked out with a whitewash.
05
exit
Cards are creeping over .500 now. Anyway, curious if they can carry that arm the rest of the road trip.
The recap
Cardinals rolled into Great American and slammed the door, blanking the Reds 3-0 on a getaway day. St.
Louis pitching was the whole story here, choking off the heart of Cincinnati's order and never letting a runner do any damage. Three runs was plenty when the arms are locked in like that, and the bullpen slammed it shut to keep the goose egg intact.
Reds bats went quiet at home and dropped this one, while the Cardinals keep hanging around at 65-62.