CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto had one of those frequent days when he hits everything hard -- the last thing the St. Louis Cardinals needed at this point.
Votto had a two-run homer among his four hits, Adam Duvall had three hits off Mike Leake -- his counterpart in one of Cincinnati's rebuilding trades -- and the Reds beat the Cardinals 5-2 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
"Joey Votto is something else," Reds starter Scott Feldman said. "I get a big kick out of watching his approach at the plate. You have to see him every day to appreciate how good he is. When he's hot, there's nobody better."
The Reds hadn't swept the Cardinals in four games since 2003 in Cincinnati, during the first season at Great American Ball Park. St. Louis has lost seven in a row overall for the first time since 2013.
"We've got a lot of guys who have been through runs like this," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "This is baseball. It's heavy right now, there's no doubt about it. In the long run, we're going to snap out of this. It's just hard finding what that key is."
Feldman (5-4) limited the Cardinals' slumping lineup to four singles in seven shutout innings. Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the eighth off Austin Brice. Raisel Iglesias got his 12th save.
The Reds traded Leake (5-5) to the Giants for Duvall in 2015, and the right-hander signed with the Cardinals after that season. Leake has yet to beat his former team, going 0-4 in seven starts with a 4.79 ERA. The Cardinals have lost all seven games.
Leake figures that the Reds' familiarity with him -- Votto is one of their holdovers from 2015 -- helps them.
"I'm sure he's a voice in their meetings, might speak up to kind of help other guys," Leake said. "But I feel I've done a pretty decent job with Joey up to this point. Today he went 3 for 3, but he hasn't really killed me."
Duvall had an RBI double in the fifth, Scooter Gennett followed with an RBI single and Yadier Molina's throwing error let in another run. Votto connected off left-hander Tyler Lyons for his 16th homer an inning later, giving the Reds all the room they needed to finish the sweep.
"Obviously, it's phenomenal," manager Bryan Price said. "That was an all-around great ballgame and a great series."
The series highlight was Gennett becoming the 17th major leaguer to homer four times in a game during the Reds' 13-1 win on Tuesday night. In his next two games, he went 3 for 8 with three singles and an RBI.
NICE PLAY
Leake escaped harm in the fourth when the Reds loaded the bases with no outs. Feldman struck out, and Billy Hamilton hit into an unusual double play: Carpenter fielded his grounder, stepped on first, and threw to Molina, who tagged Gennett at the plate.
STATS
The Reds have won 11 of their last 16 games against St. Louis. They outscored the Cardinals 28-9 during the sweep. ... Votto's four hits matched his career high. He's done it 22 times. ... Duvall has hits in six straight plate appearances against Leake. He's 11 for 22 career off him. ... Leake allowed a season-high 10 hits in five innings. ... Zack Cozart has reached safely in 30 straight games, the longest on-base streak by a Reds shortstop since Barry Larkin's 31-game streak in 1991.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Dexter Fowler was back after getting a day out of the starting lineup to rest. He went 0 for 4.
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani is behind schedule in recovering from a strained elbow that has sidelined him since spring training. Manager Bryan Price said Thursday that he's probably not going to be ready until August. ... LHP Brandon Finnegan will make a rehab appearance for Double-A Pensacola on Sunday and could be back by the end of the month. Finnegan has been sidelined since mid-April by a sore left shoulder.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Michael Wacha (2-3) faces the Phillies' Jeremy Hellickson (5-3) as the Cardinals open a seven-game homestand. Wacha allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings of a 7-6 loss at Wrigley Field on Sunday.
Reds: LHP Amir Garrett (3-4) makes his second start since returning from a hip injury, facing LHP Rich Hill (2-2) as the Reds open a series in Los Angeles. The Reds have lost their last six games and their last five series at Dodger Stadium.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Votto had a two-run homer among his four hits, Adam Duvall had three hits off Mike Leake -- his counterpart in one of Cincinnati's rebuilding trades -- and the Reds beat the Cardinals 5-2 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
"Joey Votto is something else," Reds starter Scott Feldman said. "I get a big kick out of watching his approach at the plate. You have to see him every day to appreciate how good he is. When he's hot, there's nobody better."
The Reds hadn't swept the Cardinals in four games since 2003 in Cincinnati, during the first season at Great American Ball Park. St. Louis has lost seven in a row overall for the first time since 2013.
"We've got a lot of guys who have been through runs like this," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "This is baseball. It's heavy right now, there's no doubt about it. In the long run, we're going to snap out of this. It's just hard finding what that key is."
Feldman (5-4) limited the Cardinals' slumping lineup to four singles in seven shutout innings. Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the eighth off Austin Brice. Raisel Iglesias got his 12th save.
The Reds traded Leake (5-5) to the Giants for Duvall in 2015, and the right-hander signed with the Cardinals after that season. Leake has yet to beat his former team, going 0-4 in seven starts with a 4.79 ERA. The Cardinals have lost all seven games.
Leake figures that the Reds' familiarity with him -- Votto is one of their holdovers from 2015 -- helps them.
"I'm sure he's a voice in their meetings, might speak up to kind of help other guys," Leake said. "But I feel I've done a pretty decent job with Joey up to this point. Today he went 3 for 3, but he hasn't really killed me."
Duvall had an RBI double in the fifth, Scooter Gennett followed with an RBI single and Yadier Molina's throwing error let in another run. Votto connected off left-hander Tyler Lyons for his 16th homer an inning later, giving the Reds all the room they needed to finish the sweep.
"Obviously, it's phenomenal," manager Bryan Price said. "That was an all-around great ballgame and a great series."
The series highlight was Gennett becoming the 17th major leaguer to homer four times in a game during the Reds' 13-1 win on Tuesday night. In his next two games, he went 3 for 8 with three singles and an RBI.
NICE PLAY
Leake escaped harm in the fourth when the Reds loaded the bases with no outs. Feldman struck out, and Billy Hamilton hit into an unusual double play: Carpenter fielded his grounder, stepped on first, and threw to Molina, who tagged Gennett at the plate.
STATS
The Reds have won 11 of their last 16 games against St. Louis. They outscored the Cardinals 28-9 during the sweep. ... Votto's four hits matched his career high. He's done it 22 times. ... Duvall has hits in six straight plate appearances against Leake. He's 11 for 22 career off him. ... Leake allowed a season-high 10 hits in five innings. ... Zack Cozart has reached safely in 30 straight games, the longest on-base streak by a Reds shortstop since Barry Larkin's 31-game streak in 1991.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Dexter Fowler was back after getting a day out of the starting lineup to rest. He went 0 for 4.
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani is behind schedule in recovering from a strained elbow that has sidelined him since spring training. Manager Bryan Price said Thursday that he's probably not going to be ready until August. ... LHP Brandon Finnegan will make a rehab appearance for Double-A Pensacola on Sunday and could be back by the end of the month. Finnegan has been sidelined since mid-April by a sore left shoulder.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Michael Wacha (2-3) faces the Phillies' Jeremy Hellickson (5-3) as the Cardinals open a seven-game homestand. Wacha allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings of a 7-6 loss at Wrigley Field on Sunday.
Reds: LHP Amir Garrett (3-4) makes his second start since returning from a hip injury, facing LHP Rich Hill (2-2) as the Reds open a series in Los Angeles. The Reds have lost their last six games and their last five series at Dodger Stadium.
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12:35PM,EDT,June 8,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Carpenter grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Fowler struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to right, Votto to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Gyorko grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Feldman grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Díaz lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJong grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Leake grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall reached on infield single to shortstop, Votto to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Carpenter singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Fowler grounded out to second, Carpenter to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty grounded out to first, Carpenter to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gyorko struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Gennett singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza singled to left, Gennett to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart walked, Gennett to third, Peraza to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Feldman struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded into double play, first to catcher, Gennett out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Molina singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJong fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Cozart lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall doubled to deep center, Votto scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Gennett singled to right center, Duvall scored, Schebler to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Gennett stole second, Schebler scored on throwing error by catcher Molina. | 0 | 3 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Barnhart intentionally walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Feldman struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| C Huffman hit for Leake. | 0 | 3 |
| C Huffman grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Fowler lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Lyons pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Lyons relieved Leake. | 0 | 3 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| Cozart reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Votto homered to right center (406 feet), Cozart scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| Schebler popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Piscotty singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Gyorko flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Molina singled to left, Piscotty to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Pham grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Molina out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Brebbia pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Brebbia relieved Lyons. | 0 | 5 |
| Gennett flied out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Peraza flied out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Barnhart flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Austin Brice pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Brice relieved Feldman. | 0 | 5 |
| Díaz doubled to deep left. | 0 | 5 |
| DeJong lined out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Garcia hit for Brebbia. | 0 | 5 |
| Garcia grounded out to first, Díaz to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Carpenter homered to left (369 feet), Díaz scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Fowler grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Seung-Hwan Oh pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Oh relieved Brebbia. | 2 | 5 |
| Alcántara hit for Brice. | 2 | 5 |
| Alcántara flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Hamilton bunt grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Suárez at third base. | 2 | 5 |
| Iglesias relieved Brice. | 2 | 5 |
| Piscotty struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Gyorko lined out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .216 | .345 | .426 |
| Fowler CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .222 | .314 | .423 |
| Piscotty RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .262 | .390 | .413 |
| Gyorko 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .307 | .352 | .520 |
| Molina C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .258 | .297 | .397 |
| Pham LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .292 | .397 | .500 |
| Díaz SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .258 | .293 | .396 |
| DeJong 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .244 | .244 | .390 |
| Leake P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .214 | .192 |
a-C Huffman PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Lyons P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
Brebbia P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Garcia PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .344 | .333 |
Oh P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 122 | |||
| a-grounded to second for M Leake in the 6th b-grounded to first for J Brebbia in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Díaz (15, Brice) HR: Carpenter (11, 8th inning off Brice 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Carpenter 2 (30) 2-out RBI: Carpenter 2 GIDP: Pham Cardinals RISP: 1-6 (Garcia 0-1, Carpenter 1-1, DeJong 0-1, Piscotty 0-1, Pham 0-1, Gyorko 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Molina (6, throw) DP: 1 (Carpenter-Molina). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 28,917 (68.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:21 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - David Rackley, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
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