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06/07 16:40 CDT Torres homers, Walker hits RBI double as Cardinals rally past
crumbling Reds 5-3 for series sweep
Torres homers, Walker hits RBI double as Cardinals rally past crumbling Reds
5-3 for series sweep
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Bryan Torres homered, Jordan Walker hit an RBI double and
the St. Louis Cardinals scored on two errors in the eighth inning to rally past
the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Sunday to sweep the series.
Victor Scott II dribbled a sacrifice bunt to Reds pitcher Sam Moll that he
threw past the third baseman to score Alec Buleson and give St. Louis a 4-3
lead. Ivn Herrera reached on a fielding error by shortstop Matt McLain soon
after, adding an insurance run.
Walker got the Cardinals on the board with his one-run single in the fifth
before Torres hammered his second-career home run over the right-field wall for
St. Louis' first lead of the game at 3-2. Both of Torres' homers have come
against the Reds.
Ryne Stanek (2-0) threw the final two outs of the eighth inning and struck out
one. Riley O'Brien earned his 17th save of the season in a scoreless ninth.
McLain and Tyler Stephenson hit back-to-back solo home runs in the third inning
to put the Reds ahead 2-0 early. McLain homered again in the seventh to tie the
game 3-3. It was his third home run in two days and his second career
multi-homer game.
Moll (1-5) allowed two runs on two hits without recording an out for the Reds,
while Chris Paddack blew his first save of the season. Rhett Lowder made his
first start off the IL for the Reds and threw 3.0 innings, walking five and
striking out four.
The Reds have lost eight of their last 10 games and have dropped four straight.
After starting the season 20-11, they have gone 11-22 since. They are 2-13 in
the NL Central.
Up next
Cincinnati: LHP Andrew Abbott (4-3, 4.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Reds in
the opening game of a series against the Padres on Monday.
St. Louis: The Cardinals have yet to announce a starter for their series opener
against the Mets on Tuesday.
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