ST. LOUIS -- Pitching well helps, Cincinnati starter Scott Feldman said. Getting a big lead makes a starter's job even easier.
Feldman allowed four hits and struck out six in six innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat St. Louis 8-0 Sunday to take two of three from the Cardinals.
"My command was much better this time (than opening day)," Feldman said. "It makes it a lot easier when the guys come out and put all those runs on the board. They swung the bats great today against a really good pitcher."
Adam Duvall had three hits, including a home run, and two RBI for the Reds, who have won just five of their last 40 series at Busch Stadium.
All that past futility is just that -- in the past, Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said.
"We're just coming in here and playing baseball. We're not playing the ghosts or demons of series past," Price said. "We're just coming in here and playing baseball. And we have a better team than we've had in the past, with a lot of new faces."
St. Louis went 2-4 on its opening homestand and heads on a six-game trip to Washington and the New York Yankees.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said his team needs to find some consistency.
"After coming off a good game yesterday, we were hopeful that it would be the key to spark a good long roll," Matheny said. "We had trouble getting anything going today. We've got to keep searching for that really good rhythm."
Feldman left after the Cardinals put their first two runners on in the seventh. Blake Wood and Tony Cingrani completed a six-hitter.
Carlos Martinez (0-1) gave up six runs, five earned, and six hits in five-plus innings. He hit two batters, walked one and threw a wild pitch.
Duvall homered in the second, the first run off Martinez this season after 8 1/3 scoreless innings.
"He's got a good fastball," Duvall said about Martinez. "I wanted to try and stay square on him and not try to over-pull the ball because then it opens up the outer half. And with Yadi (Molina) back there, and with the two of them going, it's going to be a tough at-bat. I was able to get something to hit and put the barrel on it."
Zack Cozart tripled in a run in the fifth, and the Reds chased Martinez in the sixth as the Cardinals made three errors, including two on one play by third baseman Jhonny Peralta.
"I've made three or four errors sometimes in a game before," Peralta said. "It happens to everybody. Today, I made a really dumb play."
Martinez hit Jose Peraza with a pitch, threw a wild pitch and walked Joey Votto. Duvall singled for a 3-0 lead and Peralta allowed Eugenio Suarez's grounder to bounce off his glove, then threw the ball into right field for a double error as Votto scored.
Scott Schebler hit an RBI double off Brett Cecil, and a second run scored when right fielder Randal Grichuk fumbled the ball for an error as he tried to throw.
Votto homered leading off the ninth.
FIRST HIT
Cincinnati's Stuart Turner doubled leading off the third for his first major league hit. The 25-year-old, who made his major league debut Thursday, is the first Reds catcher to skip Triple-A and make the opening day roster since Tucker Barnhart in 2014.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Kevin Mesoraco (right hip surgical recovery) was not to have a day off Sunday in his injury rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Pensacola, then catch nine innings Monday.
Cardinals: RF Stephen Piscotty sat out for the second consecutive game with a sore left knee, hurt when he was caught stealing Friday. He did not play Thursday as part of the concussion protocol. He was hit in the head by a throw while sliding home Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs.
UP NEXT
Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (1-0) was to start Monday against Pittsburgh and RHP Tyler Glasnow. Finnegan, who turned 24 Friday, became the first Reds starter to pitch seven shutout innings while allowing no more than one hit in his first start of the season since Jerry Arrigo in 1967.
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (0-1) was scheduled to start Monday at Washington, which goes with RHP Tanner Roark (1-0). Wainwright needs one win to pass Dizzy Dean (134) for sole possession of sixth place in franchise history.
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Feldman allowed four hits and struck out six in six innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat St. Louis 8-0 Sunday to take two of three from the Cardinals.
"My command was much better this time (than opening day)," Feldman said. "It makes it a lot easier when the guys come out and put all those runs on the board. They swung the bats great today against a really good pitcher."
Adam Duvall had three hits, including a home run, and two RBI for the Reds, who have won just five of their last 40 series at Busch Stadium.
All that past futility is just that -- in the past, Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said.
"We're just coming in here and playing baseball. We're not playing the ghosts or demons of series past," Price said. "We're just coming in here and playing baseball. And we have a better team than we've had in the past, with a lot of new faces."
St. Louis went 2-4 on its opening homestand and heads on a six-game trip to Washington and the New York Yankees.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said his team needs to find some consistency.
"After coming off a good game yesterday, we were hopeful that it would be the key to spark a good long roll," Matheny said. "We had trouble getting anything going today. We've got to keep searching for that really good rhythm."
Feldman left after the Cardinals put their first two runners on in the seventh. Blake Wood and Tony Cingrani completed a six-hitter.
Carlos Martinez (0-1) gave up six runs, five earned, and six hits in five-plus innings. He hit two batters, walked one and threw a wild pitch.
Duvall homered in the second, the first run off Martinez this season after 8 1/3 scoreless innings.
"He's got a good fastball," Duvall said about Martinez. "I wanted to try and stay square on him and not try to over-pull the ball because then it opens up the outer half. And with Yadi (Molina) back there, and with the two of them going, it's going to be a tough at-bat. I was able to get something to hit and put the barrel on it."
Zack Cozart tripled in a run in the fifth, and the Reds chased Martinez in the sixth as the Cardinals made three errors, including two on one play by third baseman Jhonny Peralta.
"I've made three or four errors sometimes in a game before," Peralta said. "It happens to everybody. Today, I made a really dumb play."
Martinez hit Jose Peraza with a pitch, threw a wild pitch and walked Joey Votto. Duvall singled for a 3-0 lead and Peralta allowed Eugenio Suarez's grounder to bounce off his glove, then threw the ball into right field for a double error as Votto scored.
Scott Schebler hit an RBI double off Brett Cecil, and a second run scored when right fielder Randal Grichuk fumbled the ball for an error as he tried to throw.
Votto homered leading off the ninth.
FIRST HIT
Cincinnati's Stuart Turner doubled leading off the third for his first major league hit. The 25-year-old, who made his major league debut Thursday, is the first Reds catcher to skip Triple-A and make the opening day roster since Tucker Barnhart in 2014.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Kevin Mesoraco (right hip surgical recovery) was not to have a day off Sunday in his injury rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Pensacola, then catch nine innings Monday.
Cardinals: RF Stephen Piscotty sat out for the second consecutive game with a sore left knee, hurt when he was caught stealing Friday. He did not play Thursday as part of the concussion protocol. He was hit in the head by a throw while sliding home Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs.
UP NEXT
Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (1-0) was to start Monday against Pittsburgh and RHP Tyler Glasnow. Finnegan, who turned 24 Friday, became the first Reds starter to pitch seven shutout innings while allowing no more than one hit in his first start of the season since Jerry Arrigo in 1967.
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (0-1) was scheduled to start Monday at Washington, which goes with RHP Tanner Roark (1-0). Wainwright needs one win to pass Dizzy Dean (134) for sole possession of sixth place in franchise history.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Fowler grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Duvall homered to left center (385 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Suárez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Adams flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Molina singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, Molina out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gyorko grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Turner doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| Feldman sacrificed to third, Turner to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Grichuk doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 0 |
| C. Martínez bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Grichuk out at third. | 1 | 0 |
| Fowler grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C. Martínez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Votto flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to shallow left. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. Duvall caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Díaz struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Carpenter singled to shallow right. | 1 | 0 |
| Adams flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Molina lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart tripled to deep center, Schebler scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Feldman grounded into fielder's choice to second, Cozart out at home. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Gyorko flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Peraza hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| Peraza to second on wild pitch by C. Martínez. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to center, Peraza scored, Votto to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez safe at first on error by third baseman Peralta, Votto advanced to third on Peralta error, Duvall advanced to second on Peralta error, Votto scored, Duvall to third on throwing error by third baseman Peralta. | 4 | 0 |
| Cecil relieved C. Martínez. | 4 | 0 |
| Schebler doubled to deep right, Duvall scored, Suárez to third, Suárez scored on error by right fielder Grichuk. | 6 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to second, Schebler to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Turner grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Feldman lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 3 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Cecil lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Garcia hit for Cecil. | 6 | 0 |
| Garcia struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Díaz flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Socolovich pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Socolovich relieved Cecil. | 6 | 0 |
| Hamilton doubled to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Peraza singled to shallow right, Hamilton scored. | 7 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to second, Peraza to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Duvall fouled out to first. | 7 | 0 |
| Suárez walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Schebler flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Carpenter walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Adams singled to right, Carpenter to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Wood relieved Feldman. | 7 | 0 |
| Kivlehan in right field. | 7 | 0 |
| Molina grounded into double play, third to second to first, Adams out at second, Carpenter to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sam Tuivailala pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| J. Martínez in right field. | 7 | 0 |
| Tuivailala relieved Socolovich. | 7 | 0 |
| Grichuk in center field. | 7 | 0 |
| Fryer catching. | 7 | 0 |
| Cozart walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Turner flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| Kivlehan flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Gyorko grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Grichuk popped out to first. | 7 | 0 |
| Fryer doubled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| J. Martínez struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Seung-Hwan Oh pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Oh relieved Tuivailala. | 7 | 0 |
| Peraza popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Votto homered to right center (372 feet). | 8 | 0 |
| Duvall walked. | 8 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to shallow center, Duvall to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Alcántara hit for Wood. | 8 | 0 |
| Alcántara popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Cingrani relieved Wood. | 8 | 0 |
| Díaz singled to center. | 8 | 0 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Adams struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Wong hit for Oh. | 8 | 0 |
| Wong grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .286 | .304 | .429 |
| Peraza 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .227 | .261 | .227 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .227 | .261 | .591 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .348 | .375 | .696 |
| Suárez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .333 | .429 | .611 |
| Schebler RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .400 | .688 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Alcántara PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Cozart SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .450 | .478 | .700 |
| Turner C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .125 | .111 | .250 |
| Feldman P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kivlehan RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 154 | |||
| a-popped out to shortstop for B Wood in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Turner (1, C. Martínez); Schebler (1, Cecil); Hamilton (1, Socolovich) 3B: Cozart (2, C. Martínez) HR: Duvall (2, 2nd inning off C. Martínez 0 on, 0 Out); Votto (2, 9th inning off Oh 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Duvall 2 (4), Cozart (4), Schebler (4), Peraza (1), Votto (3) S: Feldman GIDP: Schebler Reds RISP: 3-15 (Turner 0-2, Feldman 0-2, Duvall 1-2, Schebler 1-2, Alcántara 0-1, Suárez 0-1, Cozart 0-2, Hamilton 0-1, Peraza 1-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Duvall (1, 2nd base by C. Martínez/Molina) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Peraza-Cozart-Votto, Suárez-Peraza-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 45200 |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt |
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