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ST. LOUIS – Another day, another loss for the Cincinnati Reds.
With no relief in sight.
At least not enough relief.
This time it was an eighth-inning blown save that cost the Reds in a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals that clinched a series loss.
In the latest iteration of Reds Relievers Gone Wild, the bullpen guys didn't actually issue any unintentional walks.
But even the hot hand in the group, lefty Sam Moll, couldn't escape the continuing woes of the beleaguered bullpen. After getting the final out of the seventh in a one-run game, Moll got just three batters into the eighth before Cardinals center fielder Lars Nootbar drove a 1-2 pitch well over the right field wall for a game-winning, two-run home run that sent the Reds to their seventh loss in nine games.
The shot by Nootbar -- who only returned from the injured list Friday after offseason surgery on both feet -- dropped the Reds under .500 (31-32) for the first time since they lost the season opener to Boston (after, ahem, the pen's first blown save of the season).
The Reds had the lead for most of the game until then, rallying for three in the third with the sizable help of a Cardinals error to tie the game -- then taking the lead on struggling Matt McLain's two-run homer in the fourth.
Reds starter Nick Lodolo got peppered for three runs on five singles in the second, then retired eight of 10 before allowing a solo home run to Jordan Walker in the fifth.
By then he had the lead and got two batters deep into the sixth (hit and throwing error) before turning it over to the bullpen.
The Reds loaded the bases in the ninth with a pair of two-out singles and a walk.
Sal Stewart, who started his final at-bat with a 3-0 count after winning his third ABS challenge of the game, appeared to draw a tying walk before the Cards, in turn, won a challenge on a Ball 4 call.
He eventually grounded a 3-2 pitch to second for the final out.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reds lose again on late-inning shot by Cardinals, drop 7th of 9
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With no relief in sight.
At least not enough relief.
This time it was an eighth-inning blown save that cost the Reds in a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals that clinched a series loss.
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In the latest iteration of Reds Relievers Gone Wild, the bullpen guys didn't actually issue any unintentional walks.
But even the hot hand in the group, lefty Sam Moll, couldn't escape the continuing woes of the beleaguered bullpen. After getting the final out of the seventh in a one-run game, Moll got just three batters into the eighth before Cardinals center fielder Lars Nootbar drove a 1-2 pitch well over the right field wall for a game-winning, two-run home run that sent the Reds to their seventh loss in nine games.
The shot by Nootbar -- who only returned from the injured list Friday after offseason surgery on both feet -- dropped the Reds under .500 (31-32) for the first time since they lost the season opener to Boston (after, ahem, the pen's first blown save of the season).
The Reds had the lead for most of the game until then, rallying for three in the third with the sizable help of a Cardinals error to tie the game -- then taking the lead on struggling Matt McLain's two-run homer in the fourth.
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Reds starter Nick Lodolo got peppered for three runs on five singles in the second, then retired eight of 10 before allowing a solo home run to Jordan Walker in the fifth.
By then he had the lead and got two batters deep into the sixth (hit and throwing error) before turning it over to the bullpen.
The Reds loaded the bases in the ninth with a pair of two-out singles and a walk.
Sal Stewart, who started his final at-bat with a 3-0 count after winning his third ABS challenge of the game, appeared to draw a tying walk before the Cards, in turn, won a challenge on a Ball 4 call.
He eventually grounded a 3-2 pitch to second for the final out.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reds lose again on late-inning shot by Cardinals, drop 7th of 9
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