CINCINNATI -- Scooter Gennett
didn't have any more homers in that tan bat. Instead, another
Cincinnati utility player hit the ball a long way and decided a game.
St. Louis kept Gennett in check a day after his four-homer game , but Patrick Kivlehan had a pinch-hit three-run shot that sparked the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 victory Wednesday night, extending the Cardinals' longest losing streak in four years.
The Cardinals have dropped six in a row, their deepest slump since they lost seven straight in July 2013.
They let a 4-1 lead slip away when Kivlehan -- another utility player like Gennett -- and Joey Votto homered during a five-run seventh inning.
"Before the inning, I was thinking that it had been a while since I'd gotten to pinch hit and I decided that if I was sent up there, I wasn't going to take any swings in the (batting) cage," said Kivlehan, the Reds' leading pinch hitter. "I was just going to grab a bat and go up there."
Kivlehan's first career pinch-hit homer off Brett Cecil (0-2) tied it 4-4. Votto's two-run homer off Trevor Rosenthal finished the eight-batter rally that put the Reds in position for their 13th comeback win of the season.
"Sometimes you're amazed that it's happening," manager Bryan Price said. "I never get tired of it."
Gennett became the first Reds player to homer four times in a game during the 13-1 win a night earlier. He connected in his last four at-bats and had a chance for more history on Wednesday -- nobody has homered in five straight plate appearances.
Using the same tan bat that produced five hits overall the previous night, Gennett grounded into a double play his first time up against Lance Lynn, ending his homer streak. He also struck out, hit into another double play and singled as part of the Reds' go-ahead rally.
Scott Schebler had a homer among his three hits for the Reds, who have won all three games in a series that ends on Thursday. They have won 10 of their last 15 games overall against the NL Central rival.
It's been a long time since the Cardinals have gone through such bad times.
"You hope that when you do go through them, they're not long," said Lynn, who was removed after five innings for a pinch hitter. "And they're longer than we would like it right now. We've got one more tomorrow. Hopefully we can win that one and get back home and kind of regroup, take a deep breath and get back after it."
Wandy Peralta (3-1) got the win in relief of Bronson Arroyo. Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth, staying perfect in 11 save chances.
FLYING SOLO
The Cardinals built their early lead with the help of Matt Carpenter's solo homer off Arroyo, who has given up a major league-leading 20 homers this season. Sixteen of them have been solo shots, including the last 14 he's allowed.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
The Reds got their first hit on Votto's grounder back to Lynn, who had the ball deflect off his glove. He picked it up and threw wide of first base, allowing Votto to reach on what was ruled a single.
"Pretty much, I had two errors on the same play but somehow he got a hit out of it," Lynn said.
GOTCHA
Eric Fryer tried to score from first base on Dexter Fowler's RBI double in the sixth, but Gennett's relay to the plate nailed him. The Cardinals asked for replay to check for possible obstruction by catcher Devin Mesoraco, but the call was upheld.
CARDINALS MOVES
The Cardinals called up utility player Chad Huffman and optioned RHP John Gant to Triple-A Memphis. Gant gave up two of Gennett's four homers on Tuesday night.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Fowler, who is 3 for 16 on the trip, got a day out of the starting lineup but doubled as a pinch hitter for Lynn. Carpenter batted leadoff for the first time this season.
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey will make a rehab appearance Friday for Double-A Pensacola. He had spurs removed from his pitching elbow before the start of spring training. He's not expected back until late June at the earliest.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Mike Leake (5-4) has yet to beat his former team. He's 0-3 in six career starts against the Reds with a 4.95 ERA. St. Louis has lost all six games.
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (4-4) lasted only 4 1/3 innings in a 6-5 loss to Atlanta on Saturday, giving up five runs and seven hits.
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St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis kept Gennett in check a day after his four-homer game , but Patrick Kivlehan had a pinch-hit three-run shot that sparked the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 victory Wednesday night, extending the Cardinals' longest losing streak in four years.
The Cardinals have dropped six in a row, their deepest slump since they lost seven straight in July 2013.
They let a 4-1 lead slip away when Kivlehan -- another utility player like Gennett -- and Joey Votto homered during a five-run seventh inning.
"Before the inning, I was thinking that it had been a while since I'd gotten to pinch hit and I decided that if I was sent up there, I wasn't going to take any swings in the (batting) cage," said Kivlehan, the Reds' leading pinch hitter. "I was just going to grab a bat and go up there."
Kivlehan's first career pinch-hit homer off Brett Cecil (0-2) tied it 4-4. Votto's two-run homer off Trevor Rosenthal finished the eight-batter rally that put the Reds in position for their 13th comeback win of the season.
"Sometimes you're amazed that it's happening," manager Bryan Price said. "I never get tired of it."
Gennett became the first Reds player to homer four times in a game during the 13-1 win a night earlier. He connected in his last four at-bats and had a chance for more history on Wednesday -- nobody has homered in five straight plate appearances.
Using the same tan bat that produced five hits overall the previous night, Gennett grounded into a double play his first time up against Lance Lynn, ending his homer streak. He also struck out, hit into another double play and singled as part of the Reds' go-ahead rally.
Scott Schebler had a homer among his three hits for the Reds, who have won all three games in a series that ends on Thursday. They have won 10 of their last 15 games overall against the NL Central rival.
It's been a long time since the Cardinals have gone through such bad times.
"You hope that when you do go through them, they're not long," said Lynn, who was removed after five innings for a pinch hitter. "And they're longer than we would like it right now. We've got one more tomorrow. Hopefully we can win that one and get back home and kind of regroup, take a deep breath and get back after it."
Wandy Peralta (3-1) got the win in relief of Bronson Arroyo. Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth, staying perfect in 11 save chances.
FLYING SOLO
The Cardinals built their early lead with the help of Matt Carpenter's solo homer off Arroyo, who has given up a major league-leading 20 homers this season. Sixteen of them have been solo shots, including the last 14 he's allowed.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
The Reds got their first hit on Votto's grounder back to Lynn, who had the ball deflect off his glove. He picked it up and threw wide of first base, allowing Votto to reach on what was ruled a single.
"Pretty much, I had two errors on the same play but somehow he got a hit out of it," Lynn said.
GOTCHA
Eric Fryer tried to score from first base on Dexter Fowler's RBI double in the sixth, but Gennett's relay to the plate nailed him. The Cardinals asked for replay to check for possible obstruction by catcher Devin Mesoraco, but the call was upheld.
CARDINALS MOVES
The Cardinals called up utility player Chad Huffman and optioned RHP John Gant to Triple-A Memphis. Gant gave up two of Gennett's four homers on Tuesday night.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Fowler, who is 3 for 16 on the trip, got a day out of the starting lineup but doubled as a pinch hitter for Lynn. Carpenter batted leadoff for the first time this season.
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey will make a rehab appearance Friday for Double-A Pensacola. He had spurs removed from his pitching elbow before the start of spring training. He's not expected back until late June at the earliest.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Mike Leake (5-4) has yet to beat his former team. He's 0-3 in six career starts against the Reds with a 4.95 ERA. St. Louis has lost all six games.
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (4-4) lasted only 4 1/3 innings in a 6-5 loss to Atlanta on Saturday, giving up five runs and seven hits.
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7:10PM,EDT,June 7,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Carpenter flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gyorko struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| J. Martínez fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz fouled out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJong grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler walked, Suárez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Schebler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Fryer grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter homered to center (420 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Pham walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Piscotty doubled to left, Pham scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Gyorko singled to center, Piscotty scored. | 3 | 0 |
| J. Martínez flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Mesoraco grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Arroyo grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Hamilton lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Díaz grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| DeJong doubled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Fryer flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Lynn grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Cozart struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Votto reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Duvall lined out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Carpenter walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Pham grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Carpenter out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Piscotty singled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| Gyorko lined out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Schebler homered to right center (389 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Arroyo singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| J. Martínez lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Díaz singled to right center. | 3 | 1 |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Fryer singled to left, Díaz to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Fowler hit for Lynn. | 3 | 1 |
| Peralta relieved Arroyo. | 3 | 1 |
| Fowler doubled to deep center, Díaz scored, Fryer thrown out at home. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Bowman pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Bowman relieved Lynn. | 4 | 1 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Duvall doubled to deep left. | 4 | 1 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Carpenter struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Pham singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Piscotty grounded into double play, third to second to first, Pham out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brett Cecil pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Cecil relieved Bowman. | 4 | 1 |
| Schebler reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Gennett singled to center, Schebler to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Mesoraco struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Kivlehan hit for Peralta. | 4 | 1 |
| Kivlehan homered to right center (400 feet), Schebler and Gennett scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Hamilton bunt grounded out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| Cozart hit a ground rule double to left. | 4 | 4 |
| Rosenthal relieved Cecil. | 4 | 4 |
| Votto homered to left center (383 feet), Cozart scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Peralta. | 4 | 6 |
| Gyorko grounded out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| J. Martínez singled to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Díaz grounded into fielder's choice to third, J. Martínez out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| DeJong struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Siegrist pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Siegrist relieved Rosenthal. | 4 | 6 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Schebler reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Gennett grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Schebler out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 4 | 6 |
| Garcia hit for Fryer. | 4 | 6 |
| Garcia struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Molina hit for Siegrist. | 4 | 6 |
| Molina grounded out to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Carpenter grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .210 | .342 | .409 |
| Pham CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .301 | .407 | .516 |
| Piscotty RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .262 | .393 | .418 |
| Gyorko 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .314 | .360 | .531 |
| J. Martínez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .269 | .300 | .373 |
| Díaz SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .257 | .292 | .393 |
| DeJong 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .263 | .263 | .421 |
| Fryer C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .205 | .262 | .282 |
b-Garcia PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .247 | .348 | .338 |
| Lynn P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .045 | .087 | .045 |
a-Fowler PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .320 | .432 |
Bowman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cecil P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Siegrist P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Molina PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .253 | .293 | .395 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 138 | |||
| a-doubled to deep center for L Lynn in the 6th b-struck out swinging for E Fryer in the 9th c-grounded to third for K Siegrist in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Piscotty (7, Arroyo); DeJong (3, Arroyo); Fowler (7, Peralta) HR: Carpenter (10, 3rd inning off Arroyo 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Carpenter (28), Piscotty (17), Gyorko (23), Fowler (21) 2-out RBI: Carpenter, Piscotty, Gyorko, Fowler GIDP: Pham, Piscotty Cardinals RISP: 2-6 (Fowler 1-1, Piscotty 0-1, Gyorko 1-2, Fryer 0-1, Lynn 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Pham (5, 2nd base off Arroyo/Mesoraco) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (DeJong-Díaz-Carpenter, Siegrist-Díaz-Carpenter). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 20,891 (49.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - David Rackley |
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