ST. LOUIS -- Tyler Holt made his manager look smart Tuesday night.
Holt, an inning after entering the game in a triple switch, doubled home the game-winning run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4.
"I've been searching for something like that for a long time," Holt said. "To hit the ball flush like that is pretty encouraging."
Holt's double off Matt Bowman (1-4) broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth. He then scored from second on an infield hit by Billy Hamilton after Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter bobbled a barehanded attempt to get the speedy Hamilton at first.
"Holt runs the bases better than a lot of people I know," Hamilton said. "He hustles . he's going to give you 100 percent every time he's on the field."
Reds manager Bryan Price said Holt's appearance was more of a necessity than a stroke of genius. Scott Schebler's calf started tightening up after getting hit by a pitch and second baseman Brandon Phillips was dealing with a tight quad making Holt and Ivan De Jesus' substitutions "a no-brainer."
"It just played out well," Price said. "It was certainly no genius; it was just some good fortune."
Adam Duvall's two-run single in the third broke a career high 0-for-18 skid and gave the Reds a 2-1 lead.
Joey Votto had two hits, an RBI and a walk and has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games.
Reds lefty Brandon Finnegan struck out five, but walked six in six innings. Michael Lorenzen (2-0) gave up a run in two innings of relief and Raisel Iglesias picked up his first major league save.
"We've had a lot of beer showers at the end of a win with guys getting their first hit or their first save or their first win," Price said. "And that's the fun part of youth."
Yadier Molina's solo home run in the second inning broke a career-high 13-inning scoreless streak for Finnegan. It also extended Molina's streak for reaching base safely to 22 games.
Matt Holliday's solo homer in the fifth tied the game 3-3.
"Had a couple opportunities to get big hits to so it was just one of those nights where they outlasted us and we gave up a little on the back side which is pretty atypical for us," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake failed to record a clean frame in six innings, surrendering a season-high four walks. Still, the three runs allowed were a much better showing than his two previous starts against his former club when he gave up six and seven runs, respectively.
DAZZLING DEBUT
Highly touted prospect Alex Reyes made his Cardinals debut in the ninth. The right-hander's fastball topped out at 101 mph twice in a perfect frame that included a strikeout of Duvall.
"It was electric," Price said. "They've got another good one."
RUN BILLY RUN
Hamilton stole three bases and he has nine steals in his past three games. He has more stolen bases (48) than the Reds have wins (46).
"My main job is getting on base," Hamilton said. "I got picked off today and a bunch of guys would have shut it down after that. That's something I feel comfortable in. I'm going to come out next time and get you."
PARKING ISSUES
The Cardinals closed their locker room for about 10 minutes to discuss temporary parking arrangements in preparation for the Paul McCartney concert Saturday at Busch Stadium.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Alfredo Simon (right trapezius) and RHP A.J. Morris (strained right shoulder) will continue their rehab assignment Wednesday at Triple-A Louisville. Simon is scheduled to pitch two innings and Morris one.
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (strained right shoulder) was placed on the DL and Reyes was promoted from Triple-A Memphis.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (6-0, 2.94 ERA) is coming off a no-decision against Pittsburgh in which he gave up two runs in six innings. Last season, he became the first Reds rookie since Ewell Blackwell in 1946 to face St. Louis in consecutive starts and win them both.
Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (8-8, 4.04) is coming off eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Atlanta. He drove in the lone run of that game with a single and allowed just three hits.
Cincinnati Reds
Holt, an inning after entering the game in a triple switch, doubled home the game-winning run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4.
"I've been searching for something like that for a long time," Holt said. "To hit the ball flush like that is pretty encouraging."
Holt's double off Matt Bowman (1-4) broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth. He then scored from second on an infield hit by Billy Hamilton after Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter bobbled a barehanded attempt to get the speedy Hamilton at first.
"Holt runs the bases better than a lot of people I know," Hamilton said. "He hustles . he's going to give you 100 percent every time he's on the field."
Reds manager Bryan Price said Holt's appearance was more of a necessity than a stroke of genius. Scott Schebler's calf started tightening up after getting hit by a pitch and second baseman Brandon Phillips was dealing with a tight quad making Holt and Ivan De Jesus' substitutions "a no-brainer."
"It just played out well," Price said. "It was certainly no genius; it was just some good fortune."
Adam Duvall's two-run single in the third broke a career high 0-for-18 skid and gave the Reds a 2-1 lead.
Joey Votto had two hits, an RBI and a walk and has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games.
Reds lefty Brandon Finnegan struck out five, but walked six in six innings. Michael Lorenzen (2-0) gave up a run in two innings of relief and Raisel Iglesias picked up his first major league save.
"We've had a lot of beer showers at the end of a win with guys getting their first hit or their first save or their first win," Price said. "And that's the fun part of youth."
Yadier Molina's solo home run in the second inning broke a career-high 13-inning scoreless streak for Finnegan. It also extended Molina's streak for reaching base safely to 22 games.
Matt Holliday's solo homer in the fifth tied the game 3-3.
"Had a couple opportunities to get big hits to so it was just one of those nights where they outlasted us and we gave up a little on the back side which is pretty atypical for us," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake failed to record a clean frame in six innings, surrendering a season-high four walks. Still, the three runs allowed were a much better showing than his two previous starts against his former club when he gave up six and seven runs, respectively.
DAZZLING DEBUT
Highly touted prospect Alex Reyes made his Cardinals debut in the ninth. The right-hander's fastball topped out at 101 mph twice in a perfect frame that included a strikeout of Duvall.
"It was electric," Price said. "They've got another good one."
RUN BILLY RUN
Hamilton stole three bases and he has nine steals in his past three games. He has more stolen bases (48) than the Reds have wins (46).
"My main job is getting on base," Hamilton said. "I got picked off today and a bunch of guys would have shut it down after that. That's something I feel comfortable in. I'm going to come out next time and get you."
PARKING ISSUES
The Cardinals closed their locker room for about 10 minutes to discuss temporary parking arrangements in preparation for the Paul McCartney concert Saturday at Busch Stadium.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Alfredo Simon (right trapezius) and RHP A.J. Morris (strained right shoulder) will continue their rehab assignment Wednesday at Triple-A Louisville. Simon is scheduled to pitch two innings and Morris one.
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (strained right shoulder) was placed on the DL and Reyes was promoted from Triple-A Memphis.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (6-0, 2.94 ERA) is coming off a no-decision against Pittsburgh in which he gave up two runs in six innings. Last season, he became the first Reds rookie since Ewell Blackwell in 1946 to face St. Louis in consecutive starts and win them both.
Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (8-8, 4.04) is coming off eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Atlanta. He drove in the lone run of that game with a single and allowed just three hits.
8:15PM,EDT, August 9,2016
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Hamilton singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Leake. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton picked off second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Carpenter flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty to second on balk by Finnegan. | 0 | 0 |
| Moss struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Phillips walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded into fielder's choice to first, Phillips out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Schebler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Molina homered to left center (413 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Gyorko walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Pham struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Leake struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Finnegan grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Cozart singled to center, Hamilton to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto walked, Cozart to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall singled to center, Hamilton and Cozart scored, Votto to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Phillips grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Duvall out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Carpenter walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Piscotty grounded into double play, catcher to first to third, Carpenter out at third. | 2 | 1 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| Schebler stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez flied out to center, Schebler to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Barnhart grounded out to pitcher, Schebler scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Finnegan grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Moss walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Molina reached on infield single to third, Moss to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Peralta singled to left, Moss to third, Molina to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Gyorko grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Moss scored, Peralta out at second, Molina to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Pham intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Leake flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Cozart doubled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Votto grounded out to second, Cozart to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Duvall walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Phillips flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Carpenter singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Piscotty grounded into double play, third to second to first, Carpenter out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Holliday homered to left center (381 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Moss flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Schebler popped out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Barnhart singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Finnegan flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Molina grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Peralta walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Gyorko flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Pham doubled to center, Peralta to third. | 3 | 3 |
| G. Garcia hit for Leake. | 3 | 3 |
| G. Garcia flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Siegrist pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Siegrist relieved Leake. | 3 | 3 |
| Hamilton walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| Cozart lined out to center, Hamilton to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Votto singled to center, Hamilton scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to second, Votto out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Lorenzen relieved Finnegan. | 4 | 3 |
| De Jesús Jr. at second base. | 4 | 3 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Holliday doubled to deep right. | 4 | 3 |
| Moss singled to right, Holliday scored, Moss to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 4 |
| Molina grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Bowman pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Bowman relieved Siegrist. | 4 | 4 |
| De Jesús Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| Suárez grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Barnhart doubled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Holt doubled to center, Barnhart scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to second, Holt scored on error by second baseman Carpenter. | 6 | 4 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 6 | 4 |
| Cozart singled to right center, Hamilton scored. | 7 | 4 |
| Duke relieved Bowman. | 7 | 4 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Peralta singled to right. | 7 | 4 |
| Gyorko struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| Pham grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Peralta out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Reyes pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| A. Reyes relieved Duke. | 7 | 4 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| Renda hit for Lorenzen. | 7 | 4 |
| Renda grounded out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| De Jesús Jr. grounded out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 7 | 4 |
| Adams hit for A. Reyes. | 7 | 4 |
| Adams fouled out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Carpenter flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .258 | .314 | .350 |
| Cozart SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .269 | .317 | .459 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .290 | .422 | .492 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .239 | .292 | .520 |
| Phillips 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .277 | .315 | .399 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Renda PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| Schebler RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .185 | .242 | .337 |
De Jesús Jr. 2B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .230 | .272 | .288 |
| Suárez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .238 | .303 | .410 |
| Barnhart C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .261 | .328 | .396 |
| Finnegan P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .149 | .133 |
Holt RF
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 | .299 | .262 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 148 | |||
| a-grounded to first for M Lorenzen in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cozart (25, Leake); Barnhart (16, Bowman); Holt (3, Bowman) RBI: Duvall 2 (74), Barnhart (30), Votto (57), Holt (8), Cozart (45) 2-out RBI: Holt, Cozart GIDP: Phillips Reds RISP: 6-12 (Barnhart 0-1, Duvall 1-1, Phillips 0-2, Cozart 2-3, Holt 1-1, Hamilton 1-1, Suárez 0-1, Votto 1-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton 3 (48, 2nd base off Bowman/Molina, 2nd base off Siegrist/Molina, 2nd base off Leake/Molina); Schebler (2, 2nd base off Leake/Molina) Picked Off: Hamilton (2nd base by Leake) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (Barnhart-Votto-Suárez-Barnhart-Votto-Suárez, Phillips-Cozart-Votto, Suárez-Phillips-Votto, De Jesús Jr.-Cozart-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 40,113 (88.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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