Anthony DeSclafani evened his record at 7-7 with both runs plated on seven hits through six innings while whiffing nine.
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CINCINNATI (AP) – John Lackey settled down after a ragged first inning, allowing only one infield hit while he was on the mound the rest of the way. Jay Bruce, Marlon Byrd and Eugenio Suarez each had run-scoring hits in the 30-pitch inning. DeSclafani also racked up a career-high nine strikeouts. “I don’t know what it was, but I had them guessing a little bit more today and threw a couple backdoor sliders there. So that’s a difference”. Just when it appeared a double-play would help Lackey escape the initial jam, Bruce laced a two-out, RBI double down the left field line.Byrd followed with a double high off the right-center-field wall to drive in Bruce, making the score 2-0.
The Reds shut out the Cardinals in their last two games before Tuesday, the first time they blanked St. Louis in two straight games since a doubleheader sweep in 1937….
Hamilton initially misjudged Jason Heyward’s fly to center in the eighth, but made a stretching, over-the-shoulder catch and slid on his stomach on the warning track to make up for his late break on the ball.
“It’s a game changer”, Matheny said.
Heyward extended his hitting streak to seven games (10 for 22).
Frazier went 0 for 4 in the series opener to drop to 3 for 30 with 11 strikeouts in his last eight games. He’s topped an. 800 OPS in all 12 of his Major League Baseball seasons and this yr will probably be his first with fewer than 120 video games performed.
Reds: Hamilton rammed his right leg into the outfield wall while trying unsuccessfully to catch Grichuk’s triple in the third inning. He didn’t get the decision and is 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA in six career starts against the Reds.
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Lackey wasn’t as effective in his season debut at Great American Ball Park on April 10, allowing four runs on a pair of two-run homers to Joey Votto in six innings of a 5-4 loss. David Holmberg draws Wednesday’s start against the Cardinals in his second start of the year. Holmberg gave up two runs and five hits in six innings of a 15-5 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday.
