Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
Final
Recap
ST. LOUIS -- Lars Nootbaar hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and Jordan Walker also homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Saturday. Nootbaar hit a 2-1 pitch from Sam Moll (1-4) 433 feet into the right-center field bleachers to put St. Louis ahead. Nootbaar, who made his season debut Friday night after opening the season on the 60-day injured list while recovering from surgery on both heels, entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning.
Team stats
9Hits13
1Home runs2
4Walks2
6Strikeouts7
3Stolen bases3
140Pitches thrown149
7Pitching strikeouts6
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McLainSS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JJ BledayDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane MyersCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will BensonPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel LowePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| P.J. HigginsC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Steer2B-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Noelvi MarteRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eugenio Suarez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake DunnLF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Stewart1B-3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tejay AntoneP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam MollP | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick LodoloP | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tony SantillanP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |