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The Reds overcame shoddy fielding behind an outstanding pitching performance by Brady Singer in a 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The win stopped the Reds season long losing streak at five and got back over the .500 mark at 69-68.
Shoddy fielding put the Reds and Brady Singer in a two-run hole in the first inning. Lars Nootbaar popped up to shallow left toward the foul line. Matt McLain and Ke'Bryan Hayes were in position to make the catch but the ball fell behind McLain for a hit. Nootbaar was running on the pitch with Gavin Lux covering. Ivan Herrera hit a weak ground ball in the area that Lux vacated for a single that put runners at first and third. Willson Contreras struck out but Nolan Gorman hit a sacrifice fly to left field. Herrera went to second on the throw home. Thomas Saggese singled him home.
Singer won his team-high 12th game when he refused to allow the game to get away from him.
"You just have to keep pushing," Singer said. "You make the best pitches you can as much as possible."
The "oh not again" feeling would have caused the Reds to crumble but it didn't.
"I thought the guys had good energy," Terry Francona said. "They kept grinding. That's a good trait to have."
Shoddy fielding allowed the Reds to take the lead in the second inning. With one out, rookie Cesar Prieto failed to handle a slow ground ball by Lux for an error. Cardinal starter, Andre Pallante, walked Spencer Steer. Hayes singled to score Lux. McLain walked to load the bases. TJ Friedl drove in two runs with a single.
The Cardinals tied the game in the third on another missed out. Nootbaar hit a drive to deep right. Noelvi Marte actually had the ball in his glove when he hit the wall but the ball popped out when he hit the ground. Nootbaar ended up at third with a leadoff triple. Herrera flied to medium right field. Marte caught it and appeared to throw Nootbaar out at home but the replay revealed that the Cardinal runner got under the tag and the game was tied.
The Reds took the lead against Pallante in the fifth inning. Elly De La Cruz took advantage of a shifted infield and doubled down the third base line. Austin Hays hit his 12th home run to give the Reds a 5-3 lead.
Singer left the game after six innings with a quality start. He pitched six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two hit batters.
Sam Moll entered the game in the eighth.
Jimmy Crooks opened the inning with his first career home run on his first big league hit.
The Reds got the run back against Gordon Graceffo. Hays doubled to the right centerfield gap. Lux got him to third with a ground ball to first base. Steer struck out but Hayes singled to score Hays.
Tony Santillan started the eighth inning for the Reds, his 67th appearance. He struck out all three batters he faced.
McLain gave the Reds breathing room with his 13th home run leading off the eighth against Andre Granillo. It was his second home run in as many games.
Emilio Pagan took over on the mound for the ninth. Pagan picked up his 26th save in 31 attempts and first since August 9.
Singer won four of five decisions in August and fifth in his last six.
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