CINCINNATI -- Since the All-Star break, the last-place Reds have traded away another star and turned into a formidable team.
Brandon Phillips had three hits and left-hander Brandon Finnegan allowed two singles in six innings on Thursday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-0 victory and a rare series win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds took two of three, giving them only their fifth series win in the last 23 between the NL Central rivals. And it goes beyond the one series.
For the first time since 1999, the Reds have won six straight series after the All-Star break. They traded RBI leader Jay Bruce to the Mets during the current surge.
"This is the time when some teams might phone it in," manager Bryan Price said. "This group hasn't."
Phillips had a single and a pair of doubles, scored three times and drove in a run against former teammate Mike Leake (8-9). Ramon Cabrera drove in three runs, and Eugenio Suarez knocked in a pair.
Finnegan (7-8) allowed only a pair of singles, and then left after throwing 79 pitches on a humid, 88-degree afternoon. The bullpen gave up three more singles while closing out Cincinnati's fourth shutout, which is tied with Milwaukee and Pittsburgh for the fewest in the NL.
"I didn't have my best command," Finnegan said. "They hit some balls hard, but we had some guys catch it. I had a lot of movement on the ball. (It) was a confidence boost, definitely."
Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 0 for 4, ending a 17-game hitting streak that was the longest of his career.
It was the second time that the Reds faced Leake since they traded him in the middle of last season as part of their rebuilding. On July 7 at Great American Ball Park, Leake allowed only one earned run in 7 1/3 innings of a 7-6 Reds victory that ended with Votto's homer in the bottom of the ninth.
This time, he left the game after failing to retire a batter in the sixth, giving up eight hits and seven runs. After spending his first 5 1/2 seasons in Cincinnati, Leake suspects the Reds have an advantage because they know how he pitches.
"I'm sure it plays a part," Leake said.
Leake extended his streak without walking a batter to 35 innings, the longest in the majors this season. It ended when Adam Duvall walked on a full-count pitch to open the sixth. The club record is held by Bob Tewksbury, who went 44 innings without walking a batter in 1993. Duvall later scored on Phillips' double, his third hit of the game.
The Reds got a pair of runs in the second inning, all on hits to right field. Phillips singled, Scott Schebler doubled and Cabrera pulled a ball down the line for a two-run single. Phillips doubled again to right field in the fourth and scored on Suarez's sacrifice fly.
STATS
The Reds won nine straight series after the All-Star break in 1999, when they lost a one-game playoff to the Mets for the NL wild card. ... The Cardinals got Brandon Moss and Jhonny Peralta back from the DL at the start of the series. Moss went 6 for 13 with two doubles and a homer in the series. Peralta was 2 for 10.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Leadoff hitter Matt Carpenter is expected to come off the DL over the weekend. He's missed 29 games with a strained right oblique. He went 4 for 12 during a rehab assignment with a homer and a double.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart was out of the lineup for the third consecutive game with a bruised finger on his throwing hand. ... Schebler was hit on the right side of the knee in the sixth but stayed in the game. He left after the inning as part of a double switch.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: St. Louis returns home and starts a three-game series against Atlanta. LHP Jaime Garcia (7-8) is 2-1 in seven career starts against the Braves with a 4.32 ERA.
Reds: Anthony DeSclafani (6-0) opens a series in Pittsburgh. He's 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA in two career starts at PNC Park.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brandon Phillips had three hits and left-hander Brandon Finnegan allowed two singles in six innings on Thursday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-0 victory and a rare series win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds took two of three, giving them only their fifth series win in the last 23 between the NL Central rivals. And it goes beyond the one series.
For the first time since 1999, the Reds have won six straight series after the All-Star break. They traded RBI leader Jay Bruce to the Mets during the current surge.
"This is the time when some teams might phone it in," manager Bryan Price said. "This group hasn't."
Phillips had a single and a pair of doubles, scored three times and drove in a run against former teammate Mike Leake (8-9). Ramon Cabrera drove in three runs, and Eugenio Suarez knocked in a pair.
Finnegan (7-8) allowed only a pair of singles, and then left after throwing 79 pitches on a humid, 88-degree afternoon. The bullpen gave up three more singles while closing out Cincinnati's fourth shutout, which is tied with Milwaukee and Pittsburgh for the fewest in the NL.
"I didn't have my best command," Finnegan said. "They hit some balls hard, but we had some guys catch it. I had a lot of movement on the ball. (It) was a confidence boost, definitely."
Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 0 for 4, ending a 17-game hitting streak that was the longest of his career.
It was the second time that the Reds faced Leake since they traded him in the middle of last season as part of their rebuilding. On July 7 at Great American Ball Park, Leake allowed only one earned run in 7 1/3 innings of a 7-6 Reds victory that ended with Votto's homer in the bottom of the ninth.
This time, he left the game after failing to retire a batter in the sixth, giving up eight hits and seven runs. After spending his first 5 1/2 seasons in Cincinnati, Leake suspects the Reds have an advantage because they know how he pitches.
"I'm sure it plays a part," Leake said.
Leake extended his streak without walking a batter to 35 innings, the longest in the majors this season. It ended when Adam Duvall walked on a full-count pitch to open the sixth. The club record is held by Bob Tewksbury, who went 44 innings without walking a batter in 1993. Duvall later scored on Phillips' double, his third hit of the game.
The Reds got a pair of runs in the second inning, all on hits to right field. Phillips singled, Scott Schebler doubled and Cabrera pulled a ball down the line for a two-run single. Phillips doubled again to right field in the fourth and scored on Suarez's sacrifice fly.
STATS
The Reds won nine straight series after the All-Star break in 1999, when they lost a one-game playoff to the Mets for the NL wild card. ... The Cardinals got Brandon Moss and Jhonny Peralta back from the DL at the start of the series. Moss went 6 for 13 with two doubles and a homer in the series. Peralta was 2 for 10.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: Leadoff hitter Matt Carpenter is expected to come off the DL over the weekend. He's missed 29 games with a strained right oblique. He went 4 for 12 during a rehab assignment with a homer and a double.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart was out of the lineup for the third consecutive game with a bruised finger on his throwing hand. ... Schebler was hit on the right side of the knee in the sixth but stayed in the game. He left after the inning as part of a double switch.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: St. Louis returns home and starts a three-game series against Atlanta. LHP Jaime Garcia (7-8) is 2-1 in seven career starts against the Braves with a 4.32 ERA.
Reds: Anthony DeSclafani (6-0) opens a series in Pittsburgh. He's 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA in two career starts at PNC Park.
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12:35PM,EDT,August 4,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Pham reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gyorko flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty grounded out to pitcher, Pham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| De Jesús grounded out to shortstop, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Moss struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| G. Garcia struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Phillips singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler doubled to right, Phillips to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Phillips and Schebler scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Finnegan bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Cabrera out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to second, Finnegan out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Rosario grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Leake grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Pham lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| De Jesús flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Gyorko lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Holliday grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Phillips doubled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Schebler grounded out to first, Phillips to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez hit sacrifice fly to right, Phillips scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Moss flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Peralta singled to left center. | 0 | 3 |
| G. Garcia struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| Rosario grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Finnegan grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 3 |
| De Jesús grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Votto lined out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Leake flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Pham lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Gyorko lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Duvall walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Phillips doubled to deep center, Duvall scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Phillips stole third. | 0 | 4 |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 0 | 4 |
| Suárez doubled to left, Phillips scored, Schebler to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Maness relieved Leake. | 0 | 5 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Schebler scored, Suárez to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Holt hit for Finnegan. | 0 | 6 |
| Holt grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Suárez scored, Cabrera out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Finnegan. | 0 | 7 |
| Holt in right field. | 0 | 7 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Holliday grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Moss singled to left center. | 0 | 7 |
| Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Moss out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dean Kiekhefer pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hazelbaker in left field. | 0 | 7 |
| Kiekhefer relieved Maness. | 0 | 7 |
| G. Garcia at shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Wong at second base. | 0 | 7 |
| De Jesús singled to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| Duvall grounded into double play, third to second to first, De Jesús out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| G. Garcia flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| Rosario singled to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Wong lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Pham singled to right, Rosario to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Gyorko flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Williams relieved Kiekhefer. | 0 | 7 |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Renda hit for Iglesias. | 0 | 7 |
| Renda grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Suárez doubled to deep center. | 0 | 7 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Díaz relieved Iglesias. | 0 | 7 |
| Piscotty grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Cingrani relieved Díaz. | 0 | 7 |
| Hazelbaker struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Moss flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pham CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .255 | .322 | .518 |
| Gyorko 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .248 | .304 | .477 |
| Piscotty RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .282 | .352 | .473 |
| Holliday LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .237 | .310 | .449 |
Hazelbaker LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .242 | .298 | .471 |
| Moss 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .267 | .350 | .586 |
| Peralta SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .220 | .254 | .407 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Williams P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| G. Garcia 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .285 | .411 | .415 |
| Rosario C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .227 | .292 | .273 |
| Leake P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .162 | .225 | .189 |
Maness P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Wong 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .324 | .316 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 122 | |||
| BATTING Cardinals RISP: 0-2 (Holliday 0-1, Gyorko 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (G. Garcia-Peralta-Moss, Gyorko-Wong-Moss). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 21,119 (49.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adam Hamari, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Scott Barry |
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