MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/29/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2885 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (86-68) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (90-65) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 5 10 1
Cardinals Squeeze By Cincinnati, 5-4
The St. Louis Cardinals dealt the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 loss at Busch Stadium. Simon Borden was the star on offense. He went 3-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Benny Morgan got the save, the 39th for him this season. With the win over Cincinnati, the Cardinals improved to 90-65.

Borden had a game-changing double in the bottom of the eighth. On a 0-2 fastball from Dave Driskill, he banged a run-scoring double to right, giving the Cardinals a 5-4 lead. It was the 2nd double of the year for Borden.

"We did enough to win," said Borden.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Powers DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .259 26 56
G. Arbogast CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 18 65
   b-J. Welch PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 8 29
T. Hedges LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .267 30 80
M. Morrison 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .267 14 47
P. Warner RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .262 29 78
H. Takahashi 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 15 44
   c-L. Ortega PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 0 6
G. Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .218 17 57
D. Molina C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .266 15 68
B. Rossi SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 6 32
   a-F. Rivera PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 3 14
Totals 37 4 10 4 1 14 13      
a - F. Rivera pinch hit for B. Rossi in the 7th
b - J. Welch pinch hit for G. Arbogast in the 7th
c - L. Ortega pinch hit for H. Takahashi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Takahashi (14, 6th Inning off A. Nappi, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Morrison (19, 6th Inning off A. Nappi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morrison (14, 4th Inning off A. Nappi, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Warner (29, 6th Inning off A. Nappi, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Powers , T. Hedges 2 , M. Morrison 6 , P. Warner 5 , H. Takahashi 2 , D. Molina 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Arbogast
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Warner(Warren at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lopez LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .288 1 15
   d-S. Dobbs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
   f-J. Bredeson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
D. Valdez RF 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .213 11 42
   g-D. Smeal PH, C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 18 63
C. Gutshall DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .308 48 127
P. Lewis 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .292 39 101
S. Borden C 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .257 2 3
   h-B. Troop LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
T. Warren SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 9 42
R. Rangel 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214 10 49
   a-R. Rivas PH, LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 17 76
A. Loredo CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 7 35
   b-J. Gunter PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 17 51
M. Wofford 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .177 1 5
   c-F. Contreras PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 8 24
   e-M. Paccione 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0 4
Totals 33 5 10 5 0 11 7      
a - R. Rivas pinch hit for R. Rangel in the 7th
b - J. Gunter pinch hit for A. Loredo in the 7th
c - F. Contreras pinch hit for M. Wofford in the 7th
d - S. Dobbs pinch hit for M. Lopez in the 7th
e - M. Paccione substituted for F. Contreras in the 8th
f - J. Bredeson substituted for S. Dobbs in the 8th
g - D. Smeal pinch hit for D. Valdez in the 8th
h - B. Troop substituted for S. Borden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Valdez (19, 3rd Inning off Y. Natta, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Lewis (37, 3rd Inning off Y. Natta, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Borden (2, 8th Inning off D. Driskill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gutshall (48, 1st Inning off L. Boyd, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Borden (2, 6th Inning off Z. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Valdez 3 , D. Smeal , C. Gutshall 4 , P. Lewis 2 , S. Borden 7 , T. Warren , J. Gunter
2-out RBI: P. Lewis , S. Borden 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Dobbs , S. Borden , T. Warren
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gunter (35)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gunter (9)
OF assists: 1 (Loredo(Takahashi at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Boyd 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 3.74   
C. McGinn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.66   
J. Andrews 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.40   
Y. Natta 3.0 2 1 1 0 5 0 38 6.82   
W. Valdez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.69   
Z. Carter BS (6) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 4.71   
M. Langseth L (10-6) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 30 4.21   
D. Driskill 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Boyd 31
Batters Faced: L. Boyd 3, C. McGinn 1, J. Andrews 3, Y. Natta 11, W. Valdez 3, Z. Carter 3, M. Langseth 6, D. Driskill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Boyd 1-0, C. McGinn 0-1, J. Andrews 0-0, Y. Natta 1-3, W. Valdez 1-1, Z. Carter 0-1, M. Langseth 1-1, D. Driskill 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Boyd 15-9, C. McGinn 4-2, J. Andrews 9-6, Y. Natta 38-27, W. Valdez 9-8, Z. Carter 12-10, M. Langseth 30-20, D. Driskill 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Driskill 1-1
WP: Y. Natta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nappi 6.0 8 4 4 1 10 2 107 3.67   
T. LeBlanc 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.58   
A. Moore W (3-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.41   
B. Morgan SV (39) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nappi 49
Batters Faced: A. Nappi 26, T. LeBlanc 5, A. Moore 3, B. Morgan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nappi 3-4, T. LeBlanc 1-2, A. Moore 0-1, B. Morgan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nappi 107-70, T. LeBlanc 14-12, A. Moore 12-7, B. Morgan 16-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simon Borden
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 46461
Special Notes: RP Chance McGinn was injured while pitching. RP Jayson Andrews was injured while pitching.
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