Reds stop 11-game skid, beat Cardinals 4-1 behind Lodolo
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds ended an 11-game shedding streak, their longest in six years, leaping to a first-inning lead and beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Sunday as former first-round draft decide Nick Lodolo received his first main league win.
Colin Moran drove in two runs for the Reds, who had been 0-4 at dwelling this 12 months and had not received wherever since April 10 at World Collection champion Atlanta. Cincinnati had been outscored 68-20 through the skid.
“There was plenty of celebration occurring in the present day,” Reds supervisor David Bell mentioned. “It was clearly a giant win. You might type of see it weighing on guys, actually for the primary time. I used to be involved that it may be affecting us, then they bounced again in the present day. Once we wanted it essentially the most, Nick received his first win. Throwing strikes, he had all his pitches working. It was a fantastic day for him. It’s one thing we are able to take into the off day and construct on.”
The win left the Reds a significant league-worst 3-13.
Tyler Naquin doubled on the second pitch from Adam Wainwright (2-2), who walked Tommy Pham and Joey Votto with one out. Moran hit a sacrifice fly and Nick Senzel adopted with an RBI single.
The Reds’ 2-0 lead after the primary inning was their first after a full inning for the reason that 6-3 win at Atlanta on April 10.
Alejo López singled main off the second and scored on Naquin’s RBI grounder for a 3-0 lead.
Lodolo (1-2), a 24-year-old left-hander chosen seventh general within the 2019 beginner draft, made his third huge league begin. Going through an solely right-handed lineup, he allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked none in 5 1/3 shutout innings earlier than Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill hit consecutive doubles within the sixth. Lodolo retired Nolan Arenado on a flyout, and Tony Santillan received Albert Pujols to come out.
“9 right-handed bats with a group of this calibre actually feels good, particularly after the skid we’ve been on,” Lodolo mentioned.
Lodolo has 15 strikeouts in a mixed 10 2/3 innings over his final two begins.
“The primary main league win?” he mentioned, echoing a query. “Its good. It was cool, particularly the skid we’ve been on. It’s good to get a win. It was a superb celebration. I received’t converse an excessive amount of on it, however it was plenty of enjoyable.”
Santillan and Artwork Warren mixed for two 1/3 innings shutout innings, and Lucas Sims pitched an ideal ninth for his first save this season.
Arenado went 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at Nice American Ball Park at 18 video games, a stadium report.
The Reds prevented their longest shedding streak since dropping 13 straight in 2015.
Pham scored two runs and had two hits, ending an 0-for-10 slide.
Wainwright (2-2) allowed 4 runs, eight hits and three walks in five-plus innings, and the Cardinals completed a 6-4 journey. Moran chased Wainwright with an RBI single within the sixth.
“They spat on each shut pitch,” Wainwright mentioned. “They didn’t swing at any of them. They didn’t swing at something an inch off the plate. That they had a superb plan on me, I suppose.
The leadoff batter reached in 5 of the six inning began by Wainwright.
“That’s not a superb plan,” he mentioned. “That’s not sustainable.”
POWER OUTAGE
The Reds and Cardinals mixed to go all three video games with out hitting a house run, simply the second time in Nice American Ball Park’s 20-year historical past {that a} three-game sequence ended with no person clearing the fence. The primary was in opposition to the Nationals on July 25-27, 2014. A 3-game homer drought performed out over two dwelling stands in 2021 with one recreation in opposition to Detroit and two in opposition to the Dodgers.
EYES HAVE IT
The sport was delayed within the backside of the eighth inning whereas Reds trainers labored to assist plate umpire Brian O’Nora clear up a watch downside.
MOVE
The Reds claimed infielder Matt Reynolds from the Mets and designated for task RHP Ryan Hendrix.
MEDAL MAN
Cincinnati C Mark Kolozsvary, the starter for america group that received a silver medal within the 2020 Tokyo Summer season Ouympics, made his first profession begin and plate look.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: 2B Jonathan India (proper hamstring) took groundballs and may very well be activated on Tuesday. … C Tyler Stephenson (concussion) won’t make the journey that’s scheduled to start out on Friday in Colorado, Bell mentioned earlier than Sunday’s recreation.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (1-0, 1.76) is the scheduled starter for Monday’s opener of a three-game dwelling sequence in opposition to the Mets.
Reds: LHP Reiver Sanmartin (0-2, 7.11) is Tuesday’s scheduled starter in opposition to the Padres, who swept a three-game sequence in opposition to Cincinnati final week in San Diego.
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