Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Elly De La Cruz	SS	.278	18	47	.354	.506
Edwin Arroyo	2B	.244	0	4	.288	.285
JJ Bleday	LF	.235	17	44	.344	.471
Eugenio Suárez	DH	.207	14	39	.278	.402
Nathaniel Lowe	1B	.252	12	31	.331	.473
Dane Myers	CF	.259	3	15	.358	.374
Noelvi Marte	RF	.193	6	13	.240	.359
Tyler Stephenson	C	.244	8	28	.320	.392
Sal Stewart	PH	.253	21	76	.329	.470

St. Louis Cardinals — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt	2B	.253	15	40	.349	.393
Jordan Walker	RF	.287	22	77	.347	.511
Iván Herrera	DH	.242	12	44	.365	.380
Alec Burleson	1B	.288	15	70	.347	.470
Masyn Winn	SS	.239	4	42	.316	.319
José Fermín	CF	.254	4	21	.320	.373
Lars Nootbaar	LF	.241	3	15	.346	.368
Blaze Jordan	3B	.238	1	22	.257	.352
Jimmy Crooks	C	.182	3	9	.276	.338

Scoring Plays

▼ 2

José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores.

0-1

▲ 3

Elly De La Cruz homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.

1-1

▼ 3

Iván Herrera homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.

1-2

▲ 5

Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

2-2

▲ 10

Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Tyler Stephenson scores.

3-2

Cincinnati Reds — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Elly De La CruzSS	5	1	2	1	0	2	1	.278	.860
Edwin Arroyo2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.573
JJ BledayLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.815
Eugenio SuárezDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.207	.680
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.252	.804
Dane MyersCF	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.259	.732
Noelvi MarteRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.193	.599
Tyler StephensonC	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.712
Sal StewartPH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.253	.799
Totals	35	3	9	3	2	12	2

BATTING

HR: De La Cruz, E (18, 3rd inning off Leahy, 0 on, 1 out); Hayes (3, 5th inning off Leahy, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: De La Cruz, E 5; Hayes 4; Lowe, N 2; Marte, N 2; Myers; Stewart, S.

RBI: De La Cruz, E (47); Hayes (6); Stewart, S (76).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Trevino.

Team RISP: 1-for-4.

Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: Marte, N (2, 2nd base by Leahy/Pagés, P).

FIELDING

E: Lowe, N (2, fielding); Trevino (5, catcher interference).

DP: 2 (Lowe, N; Hayes-Arroyo-Lowe, N).

a-Lined out for Steer in the 5th.

b-Struck out for Trevino in the 9th.

c-Singled for Hayes in the 10th.

St. Louis Cardinals — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.253	.742
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.287	.858
Iván HerreraDH	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.242	.745
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.288	.817
Masyn WinnSS	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.239	.635
José FermínCF	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.254	.693
Lars NootbaarLF	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.714
Blaze Jordan3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.609
Jimmy CrooksC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182	.614
Totals	30	2	5	2	5	7	1

BATTING

2B: Burleson (26, Abbott, A).

HR: Herrera (12, 3rd inning off Abbott, A, 0 on, 2 out).

TB: Burleson 3; Herrera 4; Winn 2.

RBI: Fermín (21); Herrera (44).

2-out RBI: Herrera.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pagés, P; Wetherholt; Nootbaar 2.

SF: Fermín.

GIDP: Herrera.

Team RISP: 1-for-8.

Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING

DP: (Pagés, P-Wetherholt).

a-Walked for Velázquez, N in the 7th.

b-Grounded out for Pagés, P in the 7th.

Cincinnati Reds — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Andrew Abbott	6.0	3	2	2	4	4	1	100-58	3.85
Pierce Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16-8	5.10
Tejay Antone	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	23-17	2.25
Brock Burke	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-12	2.66

St. Louis Cardinals — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Kyle Leahy	6.0	6	2	2	1	9	2	102-68	3.55
Luis Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-7	5.63
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	4.46
George Soriano	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-12	3.50
Matt Svanson	0.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	9-4	6.86

Game Info

Umpires: Home Plate: Gabe Morales; First Base: Doug Eddings; Second Base: Mike Muchlinski; Third Base: Emil Jimenez

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: 94°F, Partly Cloudy

Wind: 5 mph, Out To RF

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Spencer Steer

Seattle Mariners

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Cincinnati Reds

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Tyler Stephenson

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Cincinnati Reds

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Reds pursue trades for expiring contracts

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Cincinnati Reds

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St. Louis Cardinals

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Scott Blewett

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St. Louis Cardinals

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