Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
· Major League Baseball
11 - 6
Stephenson hits 3-run double, Reds beat Cardinals 11-6 and close within 2 games of last NL wild card
Cincinnati scored eight runs in the final three innings and ended a three-game losing streak, getting back to .500 at 75-75.
St. Louis has lost six of seven, falling to 73-78 and 4 1/2 games behind the Mets.
Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, recovered from a strained right shoulder that had sidelined him since July 30, singled on the first pitch he saw and added his first double at home since April 14. First baseman Willson Contreras was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning because of tightness in his right biceps.
Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, who entered hitting .163 in September (8 for 49), was dropped from third to seventh in the batting order and went 1 for 3 with a pair of walks.
St. Louis led 4-3 in the seventh before Matt McLain hit a two-run double and scored on TJ Friedl's single. The Cardinals tied the score 6-6 in the bottom half on RBI singles by Brendan Donovan and Iván Herrera.
Sal Stewart singled and Stephenson walked in the eighth against Ryan Fernandez (0-4), and Will Benson hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Kyle Leahy for a 7-6 lead.
Stewart, who hit his fourth homer in eight games in the second inning, added a run-scoring infield hit in the ninth on a one-hopper off the glove of Leahy, who tried for a behind-his-back grab only for the ball to bounced toward shortstop. Stephenson followed with a drive off the left-center field wall.
Connor Phillips (3-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Herrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Donovan out at second. |
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9th Inning | Donovan reached on bunt single to third. |
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9th Inning | Scott II flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Crooks struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Pagán relieved Phillips |
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9th Inning | McLain flied out to right. |
Statistics
 CIN |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 10 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 10 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 5 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 11 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 39 | At Bats | 36 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 3 |
| 22 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 162 | Pitches | 147 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 19 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 8.1 | Runs Created | 4.2 |
| .333 | Batting Average | .278 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .487 | Slugging Percentage | .361 |
| .308 | Secondary Average | .139 |
| .400 | On Base Percentage | .316 |
| .887 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .677 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
| 8.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.2 |
| 65.0 | Batter Rating | 42.0 |
| 39.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.60 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.87 |
| .154 | Isolated Power | .083 |
| 0.63 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.026 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.139 |
| 21.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 105.3 | MLB Rating | 86.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 18,095 | Capacity: