MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/26/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 820 - SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (9-7) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (7-8) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
Reds Losers, 3-1, to St. Louis
The bats were silent much of the day at Busch Stadium. But 11-year veteran Danny Valdez produced just enough offense to carry the Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1. Valdez went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. The winning pitcher was Ray Holmes. His record now stands at 1-1. The right-hander went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits for the Cardinals. Benny Morgan closed it out for his 4th save.

Making an impact for St. Louis was left fielder Rich Rivas. Nutball drilled a run-scoring triple off Michael Watson in the bottom of the second. For the game, Rivas was 1-3 with a triple.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said St. Louis skipper Leyland Thomas.

St. Louis sits at 7-8 in the early going.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Castaneda SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .295 0 2
A. Powers DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .288 3 11
G. Machado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 1 7
T. Hedges RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 5 11
   a-B. Rossi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 5
   b-J. Welch RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1 4
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .293 3 11
P. Warner LF, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .308 6 11
G. Arbogast CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 1 6
M. Morrison 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .238 1 5
J. Stewart C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .324 0 2
Totals 33 1 7 1 4 9 18      
a - B. Rossi pinch hit for T. Hedges in the 8th
b - J. Welch substituted for B. Rossi in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Warner (6, 2nd Inning off R. Holmes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Powers , G. Machado , T. Hedges , B. Rossi , P. Warner 4 , G. Arbogast , M. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Castaneda , A. Powers 2 , P. Warner , G. Arbogast
GIDP: J. Castaneda
Hit by Pitch: J. Stewart
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hedges (3)
CS: G. Arbogast (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stewart-Morrison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Loredo CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 1 8
D. Valdez RF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .261 1 2
C. Gutshall 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 3 12
D. Agurkis 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .281 1 5
P. Lewis DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 4 9
R. Rivas LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .245 1 12
D. Smeal C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .234 3 9
T. Warren SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 1
R. Rangel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .062 0 2
Totals 29 3 7 3 3 6 11      
BATTING
Triples: R. Rivas (1, 2nd Inning off M. Watson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Valdez (1, 5th Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Valdez 6 , D. Agurkis , P. Lewis , R. Rivas 3 , D. Smeal
2-out RBI: D. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Warren
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Valdez 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Agurkis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Warren-Rangel-Gutshall)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Watson L (1-1) 5.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 72 1.83   
D. Driskill 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
J. Jenkin 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 2.51   
M. Langseth 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Watson 45
Batters Faced: M. Watson 22, D. Driskill 3, J. Jenkin 6, M. Langseth 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Watson 5-5, D. Driskill 0-3, J. Jenkin 1-1, M. Langseth 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Watson 72-43, D. Driskill 9-6, J. Jenkin 25-13, M. Langseth 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Driskill 1-0 , M. Langseth 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Holmes W (1-1) 5.0 6 1 1 1 3 1 85 5.23   
T. Villa H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 9.00   
J. Reddington H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.79   
B. Morgan SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Holmes 53
Batters Faced: R. Holmes 21, T. Villa 6, J. Reddington 5, B. Morgan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Holmes 5-5, T. Villa 1-1, J. Reddington 1-1, B. Morgan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Holmes 85-55, T. Villa 31-21, J. Reddington 18-16, B. Morgan 29-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Villa 1-0 , J. Reddington 1-0
WP: T. Villa , J. Reddington
Hit Batsmen: B. Morgan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Valdez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 31498
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