Hunter Greene pitched his seventh game in the last eight in which he allowed one run or fewer. The Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 to insure a series win.
The Reds moved within one game of the Cardinals in the standings.
The Reds scored with two outs in the first inning off Erick Fedde. Tyler Stephenson singled with two outs. TJ Friedl worked and walk. Last night's hero Spencer Steer looped a 3-2 pitch to center to score Stephenson. It was the 75th RBI for Steer.
Ty France hit his 11th home run of the season in the second to inch the Reds lead up a run.
Greene (9-4) gave up a double to Willson Contreas in the first inning, then retired 12 batters in a row until he walked Lars Nootbar. Victor Scott II doubled to open the sixth but Greene struck out Alec Burleson and Contreras to strand Scott at third base.
Friedl singled and beat out a potential double play at second. Jeimer Candelario followed with his 19th home run to double the lead to 4-0.
Fedde (8-6) pitched six innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out two.
"The one to France was not a great pitch," Fedde said.. "The one to Candelario, I kept having at bats with him with men on base. I was using my best stuff to get him out. There were seven or eight cutter he saw. He made a good adjustment to it and hit that pitch."
Nolan Arendo broke the shutout with his 12th home run of the season, leading off the seventh.
Greene pitched seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and one walk. He struck out eight.
"Greene has power stuff man," Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said.. "You got to beat the tough guys. Over this last stretch he's done a nice job. Righties, lefties there hasn't been a lot of production against him."
The Cardinals have been held to one run the last two nights.
"We just have to own it (when we don't score enough runs)," Marmol said. "No one will feel sorry for us. We haven't come through in certain situations. You have to grind out at bats. Moving forward we have to be better. Greene is not a guy you get right against."
It is the seventh game in eight in which Greene allowed one run or fewer. He dropped his ERA to 2.83.
Tony Santillan pitched a perfect eighth.
Alexis Diaz entered to face the heart of the Cardinals order looking for his 17th straight save and 24 in 26 attemprs. He accomplished both with a scoreless ninth inning
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