Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
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Reds eliminated in game 161 during 15-6 loss to Cardinals
“It hurts,” Cincinnati manager David Bell said. “I guess it's a privilege to feel like we do right now. because you put everything you have into from Day 1. This team should be incredibly proud of the way we played. Our players deserve all the credit. It's the best team I've ever been a part of. I'll be forever grateful to every single guy on this team. Hopefully we can stay together for a long, long time."
Elly De La Cruz had just grounded out for the final out of the top of the seventh when the Marlins (84-76) finished a 7-3 win at Pittsburgh to clinch a wild-card berth.
Any drama of scoreboard-watching dissipated when the Reds fell behind 11-0 by the third inning.
“When you get this far, it becomes more painful,” Bell said.
Cincinnati, which outhit the Cardinals 14-13, was coming off a 62-100 season. The franchise turned around behind De La Cruz and fellow rookies Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Spencer Steer and Matt McLain. Rookie Noelvi Marte his first four-hit game for the Reds.
“It really kills me. I don't know what to say," an emotional Jonathan India said. “This is a special team. It's been a special season. It's very tough. It brings me to tears how much I love this team. ”
Connor Phillips (1-1) lasted just 12 pitches — all balls.
“He was having some soreness. It's not a serious thing or a long-term thing,” Bell said. “It could have affected the start he got off to. Any other day he pitches through that and finds it out there.”
After Phillips' walks to Tommy Edman, Paul Goldschmidt and Lars Nootbar, Jordan Walker lined a two-run double on an 0-2 pitch from Fernando Cruz.
“We had a good time tonight,” Walker said. “It's been a very exciting season. For my first season, I've had a lot of fun.”
Rookie Iván Herrera hit a two-run double and scored on rookie Luken Baker's double for a 5-0 lead.
St. Louis scored its most runs in a first inning this season.
Nootbar hit a three-run homer in the second off Cruz, and rookie José Fermín's two-run double against Buck Farmer boosted the lead to 10-0. Paul Goldschmidt drove in a run in the third with his second double.
“We came out swinging. We put up 10 in the first two innings,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. “It was good to see.”
Drew VerHagen (5-1) pitched one inning in relief for the win for the Cardinals (70-91), who are trying to avoid losing 92 games for the first time since 1990. They will finish last for the first time since 1990.
ROSTER MOVE
Cardinals optioned RHP Jake Woodford to the Florida Complex League and recalled RHP James Naile from Triple-A Memphis.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Hunter Green (9-12, 4.71 ERA) starts the last regular season game. He is 2-4 with a 3.23 ERA in his career against St. Louis.
Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (8-13, 4.82) pitched seven scoreless innings of five-hit ball in a 4-1 win at Milwaukee on Tuesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | De La Cruz flied out to center. | |
9th Inning | Friedl flied out to right. | |
9th Inning | Marte flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Lawrence relieved King | |
8th Inning | Edman grounded out to pitcher. | |
8th Inning | Young relieved Díaz |
Statistics
CIN | STL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
11 | Ground Balls | 11 |
8 | Strikeouts | 3 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 15 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
14 | Hits | 13 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
4 | Walks | 10 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 15 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
40 | At Bats | 35 |
2 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
19 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
3 | Doubles | 7 |
21 | Fly Balls | 21 |
1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
172 | Pitches | 171 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
3 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
2 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
23 | Total Bases | 23 |
44 | Plate Appearances | 46 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
5 | Extra Base Hits | 8 |
8.6 | Runs Created | 11.6 |
.350 | Batting Average | .371 |
.667 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.575 | Slugging Percentage | .657 |
.300 | Secondary Average | .600 |
.409 | On Base Percentage | .522 |
.984 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.179 |
0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
8.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 13.6 |
50.0 | Batter Rating | 91.0 |
20.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 35.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
3.91 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.72 |
.225 | Isolated Power | .286 |
0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 3.33 |
.091 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .217 |
-.050 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .229 |
12.0 | Runs Produced | 30.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
100.3 | MLB Rating | 121.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 39,923 | Capacity:
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | L1 |
St. Louis | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | W1 |
Chicago | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | L1 |
Cincinnati | 77 | 85 | .475 | 16 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | L1 |