CINCINNATI -- Carlos Martinez dominated the Cincinnati Reds for six innings, and the slumping St. Louis Cardinals still found a way to give up the lead on the way to another loss.
Eugenio Suarez and Scooter Gennett hit consecutive two-run doubles in the seventh inning, and Cincinnati came from behind to beat St. Louis 4-2 on Monday night.
Martinez (4-5) was almost perfect through six innings before wilting in the seventh as the Cardinals dropped their fourth straight and eighth in 11 games.
"It's been frustrating, but I think our team will remain united and get through this negative period," Martinez said through a translator. "You've got to keep your mind positive."
The Reds had lost two in a row and five of six going into the opener of this four-game series.
Martinez, who was 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA in his previous six starts, faced the minimum 18 batters through six innings with the help of catcher Yadier Molina, who threw out major league stolen base leader Billy Hamilton trying to swipe third in the first inning and Adam Duvall attempting to steal second in the second.
"He was as dominant as you can be," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said about Martinez. "It snowballed in a hurry. You've got to make plays to get outs. The next thing you know, your back's up against the wall."
Martinez retired 14 straight batters after Duvall's leadoff single before the Reds got to him in the seventh, loading the bases with nobody out. Suarez sent a line drive to center field that Dexter Fowler dropped while sprinting toward the wall.
"We were facing an ace," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "It looked like he was on. He didn't give us much to be excited about. Then we get a bunt hit.�It's the things you have to do."
Left-hander Kevin Siegrist was brought in to face the left-handed-hitting Gennett, who snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a double down the right-field line.
"This is a crazy game," Gennett said. "You can do everything right. You can hit the ball hard and get nothing or you can make soft contact like I did�tonight�and get a double. The more you play the game, you understand that hitless streaks are going to happen. You just embrace it and do the best you can."
Lisalverto Bonilla (1-3) pitched a perfect inning and Raisel Iglesias struck out three in a hitless ninth to remain perfect in 10 save chances.
Asher Wojciechowski tossed six effective innings in his second major league start for the Reds. Wojciechowski allowed eight hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts in six innings against St. Louis after giving up four hits, including three homers, and four runs over four innings last Tuesday at Toronto.
"I was focusing on fastball location," Wojciechowski said. "They made good plays behind me -- two double plays."
Wojciechowski faced the minimum nine batters through three innings and didn't permit a hit until Matt Carpenter's one-out single in the fourth. But the Cardinals bunched together five hits in a two-run fifth, including Tommy Pham's RBI double and Martinez's safety squeeze that scored Pham from third.
Martinez's bunt pushed Paul DeJong to second base, but he was thrown out at the plate trying to score on Fowler's single to left field -- the first of Duvall's two assists in the game.
"Those throws by Duvall were huge," Wojciechowski said. "It gives you confidence and you know you only have to get one more out."
Matheny had no problem with either runner trying to advance.
"You've got to let guys use their heads," he said. "Sometimes, they get it right. Sometimes, they don't. It would've been nice to get a little more there. We had some momentum going."
MR. CONSISTENT
Reds SS Zack Cozart singled twice and has reached base in 27 consecutive games, the longest streak in the majors.
MOWED DOWN
Duvall, who entered with one outfield assist in 53 games, got two in two innings against the Cardinals. In addition to cutting down DeJong at the plate in the fifth, Duvall threw out Stephen Piscotty at third base in the sixth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Hamilton returned to the lineup after missing Sunday's game with a strained left shoulder sustained while trying to make a diving catch Saturday. ... RF Scott Schebler, who left Saturday's game with the same injury after making a diving catch, missed his second straight start.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Veteran RHP Adam Wainwright (6-3) takes a streak of 16 1/3 scoreless innings into Tuesday's start against the Reds. Wainwright has allowed one run in his last four starts.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (3-2), who is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA over his last two starts, set career highs by allowing eight hits and six runs in 5 1/3 innings during his April 28 start at St. Louis.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Eugenio Suarez and Scooter Gennett hit consecutive two-run doubles in the seventh inning, and Cincinnati came from behind to beat St. Louis 4-2 on Monday night.
Martinez (4-5) was almost perfect through six innings before wilting in the seventh as the Cardinals dropped their fourth straight and eighth in 11 games.
"It's been frustrating, but I think our team will remain united and get through this negative period," Martinez said through a translator. "You've got to keep your mind positive."
The Reds had lost two in a row and five of six going into the opener of this four-game series.
Martinez, who was 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA in his previous six starts, faced the minimum 18 batters through six innings with the help of catcher Yadier Molina, who threw out major league stolen base leader Billy Hamilton trying to swipe third in the first inning and Adam Duvall attempting to steal second in the second.
"He was as dominant as you can be," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said about Martinez. "It snowballed in a hurry. You've got to make plays to get outs. The next thing you know, your back's up against the wall."
Martinez retired 14 straight batters after Duvall's leadoff single before the Reds got to him in the seventh, loading the bases with nobody out. Suarez sent a line drive to center field that Dexter Fowler dropped while sprinting toward the wall.
"We were facing an ace," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "It looked like he was on. He didn't give us much to be excited about. Then we get a bunt hit.�It's the things you have to do."
Left-hander Kevin Siegrist was brought in to face the left-handed-hitting Gennett, who snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a double down the right-field line.
"This is a crazy game," Gennett said. "You can do everything right. You can hit the ball hard and get nothing or you can make soft contact like I did�tonight�and get a double. The more you play the game, you understand that hitless streaks are going to happen. You just embrace it and do the best you can."
Lisalverto Bonilla (1-3) pitched a perfect inning and Raisel Iglesias struck out three in a hitless ninth to remain perfect in 10 save chances.
Asher Wojciechowski tossed six effective innings in his second major league start for the Reds. Wojciechowski allowed eight hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts in six innings against St. Louis after giving up four hits, including three homers, and four runs over four innings last Tuesday at Toronto.
"I was focusing on fastball location," Wojciechowski said. "They made good plays behind me -- two double plays."
Wojciechowski faced the minimum nine batters through three innings and didn't permit a hit until Matt Carpenter's one-out single in the fourth. But the Cardinals bunched together five hits in a two-run fifth, including Tommy Pham's RBI double and Martinez's safety squeeze that scored Pham from third.
Martinez's bunt pushed Paul DeJong to second base, but he was thrown out at the plate trying to score on Fowler's single to left field -- the first of Duvall's two assists in the game.
"Those throws by Duvall were huge," Wojciechowski said. "It gives you confidence and you know you only have to get one more out."
Matheny had no problem with either runner trying to advance.
"You've got to let guys use their heads," he said. "Sometimes, they get it right. Sometimes, they don't. It would've been nice to get a little more there. We had some momentum going."
MR. CONSISTENT
Reds SS Zack Cozart singled twice and has reached base in 27 consecutive games, the longest streak in the majors.
MOWED DOWN
Duvall, who entered with one outfield assist in 53 games, got two in two innings against the Cardinals. In addition to cutting down DeJong at the plate in the fifth, Duvall threw out Stephen Piscotty at third base in the sixth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Hamilton returned to the lineup after missing Sunday's game with a strained left shoulder sustained while trying to make a diving catch Saturday. ... RF Scott Schebler, who left Saturday's game with the same injury after making a diving catch, missed his second straight start.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Veteran RHP Adam Wainwright (6-3) takes a streak of 16 1/3 scoreless innings into Tuesday's start against the Reds. Wainwright has allowed one run in his last four starts.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (3-2), who is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA over his last two starts, set career highs by allowing eight hits and six runs in 5 1/3 innings during his April 28 start at St. Louis.
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7:10PM,EDT,June 5,2017
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati,Ohio
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Fowler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Fowler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to second, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Gyorko struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Duvall singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. Duvall caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C. Martínez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Peraza flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Mesoraco fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Wojciechowski struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Fowler grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty singled to right, Carpenter to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gyorko grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Piscotty out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Molina doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham doubled to deep right center, Molina scored. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJong singled to shallow left, Pham to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Díaz popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| C. Martínez reached on bunt single to catcher, Pham scored, DeJong to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Fowler singled to center, DeJong thrown out at home, C. Martínez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Carpenter flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Gennett struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Piscotty walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Gyorko struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Molina singled to left center, Piscotty thrown out at third. | 2 | 0 |
| Molina stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Pham struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Peraza grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Alcántara hit for Wojciechowski. | 2 | 0 |
| Alcántara popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Lisalverto Bonilla pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Bonilla relieved Wojciechowski. | 2 | 0 |
| DeJong grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Díaz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| C. Martínez grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to left, Hamilton to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto walked, Hamilton to third, Cozart to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Suárez doubled to deep center, Hamilton and Cozart scored, Votto to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Siegrist relieved C. Martínez. | 2 | 2 |
| Gennett doubled to right, Votto and Suárez scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Gennett to third on wild pitch by Siegrist. | 2 | 4 |
| Mesoraco lined out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Bonilla. | 2 | 4 |
| Kivlehan in right field. | 2 | 4 |
| Fowler flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Carpenter grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Piscotty grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Brebbia pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Brebbia relieved Siegrist. | 2 | 4 |
| Kivlehan flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Cozart singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 2 | 4 |
| Gyorko struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Pham walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Pham to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 4 |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .225 | .319 | .428 |
| Carpenter 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .213 | .347 | .404 |
| Piscotty RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .243 | .380 | .374 |
| Gyorko 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .311 | .359 | .539 |
| Molina C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .255 | .296 | .399 |
| Pham LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .295 | .390 | .523 |
| DeJong 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .290 | .290 | .452 |
| Díaz SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .257 | .293 | .395 |
| C. Martínez P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .192 | .192 | .269 |
Siegrist P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Brebbia P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 140 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Molina (9, Wojciechowski); Pham (5, Wojciechowski) RBI: Pham (15), C. Martínez (6) GIDP: Carpenter, Gyorko Cardinals RISP: 4-9 (Díaz 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Fowler 1-1, DeJong 1-2, C. Martínez 1-1, Pham 1-2, Gyorko 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Molina (5, 2nd base off Wojciechowski/Mesoraco) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Molina-DeJong). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 16,325 (38.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - David Rackley, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Bill Welke |
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