Reds lose 6-5 in 10 innings to Cardinals .... The Cincinnati Reds picked the lone fresh arm for a worn-out bullpen, and ended up with a familiar result. Logan Ondrusek gave up singles to all three batters he faced with one out in the 10th inning, capped by Jhonny Peraltas game-winner in a 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Ondrusek (3-3) was activated off the disabled list on Monday after being out since July 22 because of a strained right shoulder. Reds relievers allowed 15 of Colorados 20 runs while Cincinnati got swept in a doubleheader on Sunday. Plus All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman, who was pulled in Game 1 after walking four straight batters, was unavailable due to shoulder soreness. Jay Bruce homered, doubled and knocked in four runs for the Reds, giving him nine RBIs in four games. Brandon Phillips returned from left thumb surgery wearing a brace and was 0 for 4 with a walk. The Reds have lost six of seven, five by one run. Peraltas RBI single in the first was just his second in 32 at-bats against the Reds this season. He also doubled and scored the tying run on A.J. Pierzynskis hit off Jumbo Diaz in the eighth. Bruce doubled off Trevor Rosenthal to tie it in the ninth. Rosenthal was pulled after walking the bases full with one out on Sunday, and he has allowed four runs in 2 1-3 innings in his last three outings. Seth Maness retired Zack Cozart on a foul pop with the bases loaded to end the top of the eighth. Bruces three-run homer, his 14th shot of the season, capped a four-run fifth against Justin Masterson for a 4-3 lead. Bruce also set a franchise record with his 890th game in right field, breaking the mark by Ival Goodman from 1935-42. Pinch-hitter Daniel Descalsos RBI double off Mike Leake tied it in the seventh. NOTES: *2B Phillips played his fourth straight game, counting rehab games. If hes physically OK, hes going to play a lot, Price said. *RHP Michael Wacha, on the DL since mid-June with a shoulder injury, got positive reviews from his latest bullpen session Monday. *Alfredo Simon (12-8, 3.28) makes his 14th appearance against the Cardinals and first start. He is 15-3 with a 2.70 in 18 career starts before the All-Star break and 0-5 with a 5.46 ERA in six starts after the break. *Holliday, Billy Hamilton and Oscar Taveras made nice catches at the wall in left, center and right, respectively. *Actor and Cardinals super fan Jon Hamm, who grew up in suburban St. Louis, bounced a soft first pitch to Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith. *Leake, who also doubled, has two homers and four RBIs this season. Below: Reliever Logan Ondrusek #66 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals in the tenth inning at Busch Stadium. Jhonny Peralta #27 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates with Yadier Molina #4 and other teammates after hitting the game-winning RBI single at Busch Stadium. St. Louis Cardinals Matt Adams hits an RBI double during the first inning. Jay Bruce #32 of the Cincinnati Reds bats in the game-tying run with a double in the ninth inning at Busch Stadium.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:00:28 +0000
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