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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB
Cardinals
62-79
9-4
Final
Reds
73-70
Great American Ball Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Cardinals 9-4

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 on Friday, September 8, 2023 at Great American Ball Park. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Cardinals outscored the Reds 3-0 in the 1st inning. Willson Contreras went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cardinals. Hunter Renfroe went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Sep 8
Contreras, Baker boost Cardinals to 9-4 win, Reds drop 1 1/2 games back in wild card race

Willson Contreras hit a three-run, first-inning homer, Luken Baker added a three-run double and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati 9-4 on Friday night, dropping the Reds 1 1/2 games back for the NL's final wild card berth.

What it means

  • Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
  • Cardinals 31-39 on the road; Reds 35-38 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way
Recap · Sep 27
Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4
Preview · Sep 27
Cardinals look to break skid in game against the Brewers
Preview · Sep 27
Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match
Recap · Sep 26
Turang's go-ahead homer lifts Brewers over Cardinals 3-2 for 102nd win
Recap · Sep 26
Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays
Preview · Sep 26
Brewers bring 1-0 series advantage over Cardinals into game 2

Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent
  • Masyn Winn SS
    Thumb, Soreness, left
    Out
  • Richard Fitts SP
    Lat, Surgery, right
    Day-To-Day
  • Blaze Jordan 3B
    Ankle, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Everson Pereira RF
    Hand, Bruise, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Joshua Baez LF
    Oblique, Strain, left
    10-Day-IL
Reds5th in NL Cent
  • Dane Myers CF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Chase Burns SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Julian Garcia RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Spencer Steer 1B
    Wrist, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tony Santillan RP
    Hip, Surgery, left
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Drew Rom SP
Probable starter · 1-4, 8.02 ERA, 32 K, 2.08 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy EdmanSS
  2. 2Tyler O'NeillLF
  3. 3Paul Goldschmidt1B
  4. 4Nolan Arenado3B
  5. 5Willson ContrerasC
  6. 6Luken BakerDH
  7. 7Nolan Gorman2B
  8. 8Jordan WalkerRF
  9. 9Lars NootbaarCF
Reds5th in NL Cent
Andrew Abbott SP
Probable starter · 8-6, 3.87 ERA, 120 K, 1.32 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Harrison BaderCF
  2. 2Spencer Steer2B
  3. 3Hunter RenfroeDH
  4. 4Elly De La CruzSS
  5. 5Nick SenzelLF
  6. 6Christian Encarnacion-StrandRF
  7. 7Stuart FairchildRF
  8. 8Noelvi Marte3B
  9. 9Luke MaileC

The series

STL wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 29,870
Officials
Jordan Baker (Home Plate Umpire), Brennan Miller (First Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Second Base Umpire), Mark Carlson (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSTL wins series 2-1

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