MAJOR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/27/2016
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MAJOR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2357 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2016 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (82-75) 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 8 15 2
St. Louis Cardinals (74-83) 3 0 2 0 4 4 0 0 X 13 16 2
Reds Defeated, 13-8
At Busch Stadium, the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

Ray Blades was instrumental in his team's 13-8 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds. The left fielder went 3 for 4 with a triple, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 4 runs for the St. Louis Cardinals. Mort Cooper picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-3. Eppa Rixey suffered the loss.

Willie McGee, who is tied for 10th in the NL in triples with 12, contributed to the St. Louis win with a 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Cincinnati manager Brian McElroy.

After today's action, St. Louis sits at 74-83; Cincinnati slips to 82-75.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .297 18 65
   d-T. Kluszewski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336 9 30
H. Groh 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .290 1 27
   a-J. Morgan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 10 28
   b-T. Perez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 3 13
   e-K. Griffey Sr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 1 13
F. Suárez CF 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .326 36 120
Á. Velázquez LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .283 28 103
P. Rose Sr RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .320 8 63
J. Votto 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 5 .235 23 61
B. McPhee 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .263 0 29
P. O'Neill DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .265 15 65
E. Lombardi C 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .287 5 17
   c-E. Roush PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 1 23
Totals 42 8 15 8 5 4 34      
a - J. Morgan pinch hit for H. Groh in the 8th
b - T. Perez substituted for J. Morgan in the 8th
c - E. Roush pinch hit for E. Lombardi in the 9th
d - T. Kluszewski pinch hit for B. Larkin in the 9th
e - K. Griffey Sr pinch hit for T. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Á. Velázquez 2 (30, 2nd Inning off M. Lanier, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Lanier, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McPhee (17, 4th Inning off M. Lanier, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Votto (19, 5th Inning off M. Cooper, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Groh 2 , J. Morgan , Á. Velázquez 5 , P. Rose Sr , J. Votto 4 , B. McPhee 4 , P. O'Neill , E. Lombardi
2-out RBI: B. McPhee , E. Lombardi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , K. Griffey Sr , J. Votto , P. O'Neill
GIDP: F. Suárez , J. Votto
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: E. Rixey (1) , Á. Velázquez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .268 9 59
F. Frisch SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .303 2 59
C. Hafey RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .268 21 90
J. Medwick DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .324 11 60
R. Blades LF 4 4 3 1 0 0 1 .304 19 66
K. Boyer 3B 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .283 13 42
   a-Y. Molina PR, 3B 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .300 8 36
J. Torre 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 .257 8 54
R. Schoendienst 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .311 5 49
T. Simmons C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .271 4 30
Totals 41 13 16 12 2 2 17      
a - Y. Molina pinch ran for K. Boyer in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: R. Blades (21, 1st Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Boyer (18, 3rd Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Schoendienst (26, 4th Inning off E. Rixey, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Molina (18, 5th Inning off E. Rixey, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Simmons (9, 5th Inning off E. Rixey, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Hafey (34, 7th Inning off C. Carroll, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Blades (7, 3rd Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. McGee (9, 1st Inning off M. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. McGee 5 , F. Frisch , C. Hafey 2 , J. Medwick 2 , R. Blades 6 , K. Boyer 3 , Y. Molina 3 , R. Schoendienst 2 , T. Simmons 3
2-out RBI: W. McGee , R. Blades , K. Boyer 2 , T. Simmons 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Frisch 2 , C. Hafey , R. Blades , J. Torre
Hit by Pitch: R. Blades
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. McGee (24) , F. Frisch (19)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Blades (4) , Y. Molina (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Frisch-Schoendienst-Torre, Schoendienst-Frisch-Torre)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Soto 2.2 7 5 5 0 2 1 15 55 5.50   
E. Rixey L (0-1) 2.0 5 4 4 1 0 0 13 44 9.58   
W. Granger 0.2 2 4 4 1 0 0 6 34 13.50   
C. Carroll 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 29 3.93   
J. Brantley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 7.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soto 22
Batters Faced: M. Soto 15, E. Rixey 13, W. Granger 6, C. Carroll 7, J. Brantley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soto 3-3, E. Rixey 2-4, W. Granger 2-0, C. Carroll 4-1, J. Brantley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soto 55-36, E. Rixey 44-29, W. Granger 34-19, C. Carroll 29-21, J. Brantley 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rixey 1-0 , W. Granger 1-0 , C. Carroll 1-1
WP: W. Granger 2
Hit Batsmen: W. Granger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Lanier 4.1 7 7 5 3 0 0 23 75 4.25   
M. Cooper W (2-3) 3.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 16 61 5.77   
F. Salas 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 29 5.15   
J. Motte 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lanier 22
Batters Faced: M. Lanier 23, M. Cooper 16, F. Salas 7, J. Motte 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lanier 7-5, M. Cooper 4-3, F. Salas 1-1, J. Motte 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lanier 75-48, M. Cooper 61-36, F. Salas 29-18, J. Motte 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cooper 2-2 , F. Salas 3-1 , J. Motte 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Blades
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 24076
Special Notes: 3B Ken Boyer was injured while running the bases. Ray Blades ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 4.
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