Live: Reds 2-9 St. Louis Cardinals September 20 Final
Reds Lineup
1. Jesse Winker RF
2. Zack Cozart SS
3. Joey Votto 1B
4. Scooter Gennett 2B
5. Adam Duvall LF
6. Jose Peraza CF
7. Patrick Kivlehan 3B
8. Tucker Barnhart C
9. Rookie Davis P
Top First Inning: Matt Carpenter hits a solo home run to lead off the contest
Bottom First Inning: Reds get two two out hits, but they cannot plate a run.
Top Second Inning: Rookie Davis throws a scoreless frame to keep the Cardinals off the board.
Bottom Second Inning: Reds go down 1-2-3
Top Third Inning: Tommy Pham hits an RBI double to extend the Red Birds lead. Dexter Fowler then follows with a two-run home run to make it a 4-0 lead. Paul DeJong goes back-to-back with Fowler to make it a five run cushion.
Bottom Third Inning: Reds can't get any offense going as they cannot score a run.
Top Fourth Inning: Keury Mella comes into the game to relieve Rookie Davis. Mella will be making his MLB debut. Mella throws a perfect inning to begin his career.
Bottom Fourth Inning: Reds are kept off the board for the fourth consecutive inning.
Top Fifth Inning: Yadier Molina drives in two more runs to extend their lead to 7-0.
Bottom Fifth Inning: Reds finally get on to score sheet as Patrick Kivlehan drives in a run on an RBI double. Jesse Winker cuts the deficit to five runs.
Top Sixth Inning: Luke Farrell comes into the game to relieve Mella who was pinch hit for in the bottom of the fifth. Tommy Pham drives in a run on a bloop base hit.
Bottom Sixth Inning: Alex Mejia stays in the game after pinch running for Jedd Gyorko to play third base. Zach Duke comes into the game to relieve Luke Weaver. Duke throws a scoreless frame.
Top Seventh Inning: Reds make a double switch as they bring Philip Ervin into the game to play in left field and Deck McGuire to come into relieve Farrell. McGuire throws a scoreless frame.
Bottom Seventh Inning: Seung-Hwan Oh comes into the game to relieve Duke. Oh throws a perfect frame.
Top Eighth Inning: McGuire throws another scoreless inning.
Bottom Eighth Inning: Cardinals make a ton of moves as Sandy Alcantara comes into the game to relieve Oh who was pinch hit for in the top of the eighth, Luke Voit comes in to play first base, Carson Kelly comes into the game to play catcher. Alcantara throws a scoreless frame.
Top Ninth Inning: Alejandro Chacin comes into the game to relieve McGuire. Greg Garcia drives in a run to extend their to seven runs.
Bottom Ninth Inning: Sam Tuivailala comes into the game to relieve Alcantara, Harrison Bader comes into the game to play center field, and Greg Garcia stays in the game after pinch hitting to play second base. Chad Wallach records his first career hit with a single into center. Tuivailala throws a scoreless frame and it's a final.
