Cincinnati RedsvsSt. Louis Cardinals
CIN 5/STL 3
Things to say
The Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 in 10 innings at Busch Stadium.
01
opener
Reds took it in extras, 5-3. Cards had it tied late and just couldn't push the run across. Free baseball in St. Louis and the road team stole it.
02
key player
Reds bullpen was the story — the guys out of the pen slammed the door and gave the offense a chance to break it open in the 10th.
03
hot take
Honestly the Cardinals' heart of the order went quiet again. You can't strand that many and expect to win one-run games.
04
deep cut
That's a getaway-day extra-inning win on the road — those are the ones that keep a sub-.500 team hanging around the wild card chatter.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Reds can carry it into the next series — they've got some road momentum now.
The recap
The Reds grabbed a getaway-day series win in St. Louis, outlasting the Cardinals 5-3 in extras.
Both bullpens traded zeros for a while until Cincinnati broke it open in the tenth to steal one on the road. St.
Louis had chances to walk it off but couldn't get the big hit with runners on. Reds head home feeling good about a road win in a tight NL Central race.