Updated
Updated · WLWT Cincinnati · Aug 20
Cardinals Rally for 10-9 Win Over Reds After 2-Out Ninth-Inning Error
Updated
Updated · WLWT Cincinnati · Aug 20

Cardinals Rally for 10-9 Win Over Reds After 2-Out Ninth-Inning Error

3 articles · Updated · WLWT Cincinnati · Aug 20

Summary

  • Six ninth-inning runs turned a 5-4 deficit into a 10-9 Cardinals win after Cincinnati’s Dane Myers dropped a two-out fly ball that let Masyn Winn and Jose Fermin score.
  • St. Louis piled on through Alec Burleson’s RBI single, a bases-loaded walk and Fermin’s two-run single, but Cincinnati answered with four ninth-inning runs before Matt McLain lined out to end it.
  • Matt McLain’s second career grand slam had capped a five-run sixth that erased St. Louis’ 4-0 start, which was built on Jordan Walker’s three-run homer and four RBIs.
  • The Cardinals took the five-game series 3-2 and moved within 2 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot, while the Reds fell seven games back.

Insights

Will an exhausted and struggling bullpen ultimately sabotage the Cardinals despite their miraculous late-inning comebacks?
Could a single disastrous outfield collision and mounting pitching injuries completely derail the Reds' playoff hopes?
What hidden fatigue factors are secretly causing elite late-inning relievers to collapse during crucial division matchups?