Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
· Major League Baseball
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Spencer Steer homers as the Reds beat the Cardinals 6-2 in rubber game
The Reds (76-76) used 11 hits to take the rubber game of the three-game series. They are hoping to rally into the third NL wild card in the final days of the season.
Singer (14-10) permitted two runs, one earned, and three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Cincinnati went ahead to stay in the fourth. Sal Stewart and Elly De La Cruz each drew a one-out walk against Andre Pallante (6-15) before Steer connected for his 18th homer.
Steer collected his third hit when he drove in two runs with a single off Matt Svanson in the seventh, giving the Reds a 6-2 lead.
Alec Burleson hit his 18th homer for St. Louis in the first. The Cardinals (74-79) finished with five hits.
Pallante allowed four runs and six hits in five innings. He is 0-8 in his last nine starts.
The Cardinals went 7-6 against the Reds in the season series.
Cardinals: RHP Sonny Gray (13-8, 4.43 ERA) starts on Friday in the opener of a weekend series against the NL Central-leading Brewers.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Walker struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Saggese to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Crooks struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Saggese walked. |
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9th Inning | Gorman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Pagán relieved Burns |
Statistics
 CIN |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 170 | Pitches | 150 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created | 1.8 |
| .289 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .395 | Slugging Percentage | .290 |
| .184 | Secondary Average | .258 |
| .341 | On Base Percentage | .257 |
| .736 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .547 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.8 |
| 38.0 | Batter Rating | 17.0 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 4.15 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.29 |
| .105 | Isolated Power | .129 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.36 |
| .073 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .114 |
| -.105 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .097 |
| 11.0 | Runs Produced | 3.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 87.8 | MLB Rating | 67.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 23,462 | Capacity: