ST. LOUIS -- Adam Duvall joined some rare Cincinnati Reds company. And he did it in style.
Joey Votto and Duvall hit three of Cincinnati's four homers as the Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals 15-2 on Monday night.
Reds starter Tim Adleman (3-4) retired the first 10 Cardinals he faced and went a career-long seven innings. It was his first win since Aug. 19.
The Reds improved to 6-4 in their last 10 games against the Cardinals, who fell one game behind the idle San Francisco Giants for the second wild card spot with six games to go.
Duvall's three-run homer in the fifth gave him a career-high five RBI and it gave him 100 for the season. It was the third multi-homer game and his first four-hit game of his career.
"At the beginning of the season it's not something you really set out for because you don't know how the season is going to go," Duvall said of the RBI milestone. "Throughout the season I've had a lot of chances to drive in runs because the guys in front of me have gotten on."
He became the 13th Reds player to hit 30 homers, 30 doubles and drive in 100 RBI in a season, joining the likes of Dave Parker, Johnny Bench, George Foster and Frank Robinson.
"It's a huge accomplishment to hit 30 homers, knock in 100 runs and make the All-Star team," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Plus, according to some of these websites, he's got the top defensive zone rating among left fielders."
Not bad for a player who broke Spring Training in a platoon.
"I don't think that I have ever had a doubt that I could do this," Duvall said. "I've always driven in runs and hit home runs. It's just I've never had an opportunity to do it at this level. And it is gratifying to show people that I could do it at this level."
Steve Selsky went 5-for-5 including a homer, four RBI and scored three runs. He's the first Reds rookie to have five hits in a game since Wade Rowdon against the Mets on July 9, 1986.
"I got opportunities tonight," Selsky said. "I took some good swings on good pitches and found some holes."
Votto and Duvall hit back-to-back homers in the first to start the offensive barrage. They combined for seven hits, six runs, three homers and six RBI.
The Reds sent 12 men to the plate in a seven-run fourth and 11 more in a four-run fifth.
Brandon Phillips had his 14th career four-hit game.
Jaime Garcia (10-13) lasted just one inning in his shortest outing of his career and possibly last as a Cardinal. Jose Peraza and Phillips singled against him and combined to steal three bases and almost a fourth, but Peraza was thrown out at third.
Garcia drew boos from the 34,942 fans after Phillips easily swiped third base after it appeared Garcia didn't bother to look him back. It was the first time in 240 regular season games that the Cardinals failed to drew at least 40,000, dating back to Sept. 24, 2013.
"You never want to be embarrassed and that's an embarrassing loss," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "The preparation was right, guys were going about it the right way and you're going to have those from time to time. The key is to let it go and get back in there and show a different product tomorrow."
Michael Wacha gave up seven runs and Luke Weaver gave up five runs in 3 1/3 innings of combined relief.
"This doesn't happen often for anybody," Price said. "You don't get 22 hits and 15 runs too often, so you relish them when they come."
TRAINERS ROOM
Cardinals: IF Matt Carpenter (right ring finger) was out of the lineup and it is uncertain if he will play tomorrow. ... SS Aledmys Diaz left the club to join Jose Fernandez' family in a private ceremony. Diaz and Fernandez, the Miami Marlins pitcher who died in a boating accident early Sunday morning, were boyhood friends.
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Reds: RHP Robert Stephenson (2-2, 5.59 ERA) gave up four runs in 3 2/3 innings to the Cubs last Wednesday. It is his first career appearance against St. Louis.
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (12-9, 4.57 ERA) has given up four runs while failing to get out of the fifth inning in each of his last two starts. He is 0-1 with a 6.06 ERA in three starts this season against Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Reds
Joey Votto and Duvall hit three of Cincinnati's four homers as the Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals 15-2 on Monday night.
Reds starter Tim Adleman (3-4) retired the first 10 Cardinals he faced and went a career-long seven innings. It was his first win since Aug. 19.
The Reds improved to 6-4 in their last 10 games against the Cardinals, who fell one game behind the idle San Francisco Giants for the second wild card spot with six games to go.
Duvall's three-run homer in the fifth gave him a career-high five RBI and it gave him 100 for the season. It was the third multi-homer game and his first four-hit game of his career.
"At the beginning of the season it's not something you really set out for because you don't know how the season is going to go," Duvall said of the RBI milestone. "Throughout the season I've had a lot of chances to drive in runs because the guys in front of me have gotten on."
He became the 13th Reds player to hit 30 homers, 30 doubles and drive in 100 RBI in a season, joining the likes of Dave Parker, Johnny Bench, George Foster and Frank Robinson.
"It's a huge accomplishment to hit 30 homers, knock in 100 runs and make the All-Star team," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Plus, according to some of these websites, he's got the top defensive zone rating among left fielders."
Not bad for a player who broke Spring Training in a platoon.
"I don't think that I have ever had a doubt that I could do this," Duvall said. "I've always driven in runs and hit home runs. It's just I've never had an opportunity to do it at this level. And it is gratifying to show people that I could do it at this level."
Steve Selsky went 5-for-5 including a homer, four RBI and scored three runs. He's the first Reds rookie to have five hits in a game since Wade Rowdon against the Mets on July 9, 1986.
"I got opportunities tonight," Selsky said. "I took some good swings on good pitches and found some holes."
Votto and Duvall hit back-to-back homers in the first to start the offensive barrage. They combined for seven hits, six runs, three homers and six RBI.
The Reds sent 12 men to the plate in a seven-run fourth and 11 more in a four-run fifth.
Brandon Phillips had his 14th career four-hit game.
Jaime Garcia (10-13) lasted just one inning in his shortest outing of his career and possibly last as a Cardinal. Jose Peraza and Phillips singled against him and combined to steal three bases and almost a fourth, but Peraza was thrown out at third.
Garcia drew boos from the 34,942 fans after Phillips easily swiped third base after it appeared Garcia didn't bother to look him back. It was the first time in 240 regular season games that the Cardinals failed to drew at least 40,000, dating back to Sept. 24, 2013.
"You never want to be embarrassed and that's an embarrassing loss," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "The preparation was right, guys were going about it the right way and you're going to have those from time to time. The key is to let it go and get back in there and show a different product tomorrow."
Michael Wacha gave up seven runs and Luke Weaver gave up five runs in 3 1/3 innings of combined relief.
"This doesn't happen often for anybody," Price said. "You don't get 22 hits and 15 runs too often, so you relish them when they come."
TRAINERS ROOM
Cardinals: IF Matt Carpenter (right ring finger) was out of the lineup and it is uncertain if he will play tomorrow. ... SS Aledmys Diaz left the club to join Jose Fernandez' family in a private ceremony. Diaz and Fernandez, the Miami Marlins pitcher who died in a boating accident early Sunday morning, were boyhood friends.
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Reds: RHP Robert Stephenson (2-2, 5.59 ERA) gave up four runs in 3 2/3 innings to the Cubs last Wednesday. It is his first career appearance against St. Louis.
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (12-9, 4.57 ERA) has given up four runs while failing to get out of the fifth inning in each of his last two starts. He is 0-1 with a 6.06 ERA in three starts this season against Cincinnati.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Garcia pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Peraza singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto homered to left center (387 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall homered to left center (397 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips stole third. | 2 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| G. Garcia flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Piscotty grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Wacha relieved J. García. | 2 | 0 |
| Selsky homered to right center (396 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Adleman sacrificed to first, Barnhart to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to second, Barnhart to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Adams struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Peralta lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Moss struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Duvall fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Gyorko flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Grichuk lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Wacha struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Selsky singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to left, Selsky to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Adleman sacrificed to pitcher, Selsky to third, Barnhart to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Peraza hit sacrifice fly to center, Selsky scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to right, Barnhart scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Votto reached on infield single to first, Suárez to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to left, Suárez scored, Votto to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Votto to third, Duvall to second on wild pitch by Wacha. | 6 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to right, Votto and Duvall scored, Phillips to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 0 |
| Weaver relieved Wacha. | 8 | 0 |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 8 | 0 |
| Selsky singled to right, Phillips scored, Schebler to second. | 9 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to center, Schebler scored, Selsky to second. | 10 | 0 |
| Adleman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Barnhart out at second. | 10 | 0 |
| 7 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| G. Garcia flied out to left. | 10 | 0 |
| Piscotty tripled to deep right center. | 10 | 0 |
| Molina hit sacrifice fly to right, Piscotty scored. | 10 | 1 |
| Adams flied out to center. | 10 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Weaver pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Kelly catching. | 10 | 1 |
| Peraza hit by pitch. | 10 | 1 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 10 | 1 |
| Votto walked, Peraza to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Duvall homered to left (387 feet), Peraza and Votto scored. | 13 | 1 |
| Phillips doubled to right. | 13 | 1 |
| Kiekhefer relieved Weaver. | 13 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 13 | 1 |
| Selsky singled to center, Phillips scored, Selsky to second advancing on throw. | 14 | 1 |
| Barnhart grounded out to shortstop. | 14 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Peralta doubled to deep right. | 14 | 1 |
| Moss popped out to third. | 14 | 1 |
| Gyorko singled to center, Peralta scored. | 14 | 2 |
| Grichuk grounded into double play, third to second to first, Gyorko out at second. | 14 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Mayers pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Hazelbaker in right field. | 14 | 2 |
| Pham in center field. | 14 | 2 |
| Mayers relieved Kiekhefer. | 14 | 2 |
| Adleman flied out to left. | 14 | 2 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 14 | 2 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 14 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Hazelbaker grounded out to shortstop. | 14 | 2 |
| G. Garcia singled to center. | 14 | 2 |
| Pham flied out to center. | 14 | 2 |
| Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G. Garcia out at second. | 14 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Mayers pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Votto flied out to left. | 14 | 2 |
| Duvall singled to center. | 14 | 2 |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop, Duvall to second. | 14 | 2 |
| Schebler singled to left, Duvall to third. | 14 | 2 |
| Iribarren ran for Schebler. | 14 | 2 |
| Selsky singled to center, Duvall scored, Iribarren to second. | 15 | 2 |
| Barnhart lined out to center. | 15 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| De Jesús Jr. at first base. | 15 | 2 |
| Renda at second base. | 15 | 2 |
| Iribarren in center field. | 15 | 2 |
| Adams grounded out to shortstop. | 15 | 2 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 15 | 2 |
| Moss flied out to right. | 15 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sam Tuivailala pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Tuivailala relieved Mayers. | 15 | 2 |
| J. Martínez at first base. | 15 | 2 |
| Lopez hit for Adleman. | 15 | 2 |
| Lopez grounded out to first. | 15 | 2 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 15 | 2 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 15 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Peralta relieved Adleman. | 15 | 2 |
| Lopez catching. | 15 | 2 |
| Gyorko flied out to right. | 15 | 2 |
| J. Martínez singled to center. | 15 | 2 |
| Hazelbaker grounded into fielder's choice to second, J. Martínez out at second. | 15 | 2 |
| G. Garcia struck out swinging. | 15 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Williams relieved Tuivailala. | 15 | 2 |
| Rosario at third base. | 15 | 2 |
| Renda grounded out to third. | 15 | 2 |
| Duvall popped out to shortstop. | 15 | 2 |
| De Jesús Jr. singled to center. | 15 | 2 |
| Iribarren grounded out to second. | 15 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Abel De Los Santos pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Holt in left field. | 15 | 2 |
| De Los Santos relieved Peralta. | 15 | 2 |
| Pham singled to center. | 15 | 2 |
| Kelly fouled out to first. | 15 | 2 |
| Peña hit for Williams. | 15 | 2 |
| Peña fouled out to catcher. | 15 | 2 |
| Rosario popped out to second. | 15 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peraza SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .324 | .352 | .416 |
| Suárez 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .248 | .317 | .410 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .321 | .435 | .539 |
Renda 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .178 | .245 | .200 |
| Duvall LF | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .242 | .296 | .505 |
Holt LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .327 | .296 |
| Phillips 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .293 | .322 | .419 |
De Jesús Jr. 1B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .288 | .291 |
| Schebler CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .263 | .328 | .425 |
Iribarren PR-CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .571 |
| Selsky RF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .378 | .395 | .595 |
| Barnhart C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .255 | .320 | .382 |
Peralta P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Adleman P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .158 | .158 | .263 |
a-Lopez PH-C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 45 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 172 | |||
| a-grounded to first for T Adleman in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Phillips (34, Weaver) HR: Votto (27, 1st inning off J. García 0 on, 2 Out); Duvall 2 (33, 1st inning off J. García 0 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off Weaver 2 on, 1 Out); Selsky (2, 2nd inning off Wacha 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Votto (90), Duvall 5 (100), Selsky 4 (7), Peraza (25), Suárez (66), Phillips 2 (63), Barnhart (48) S: Adleman 2 SF: Peraza 2-out RBI: Votto, Duvall 2, Suárez, Phillips 2, Selsky 3, Barnhart Reds RISP: 9-17 (Barnhart 1-3, Duvall 2-2, Schebler 1-3, Phillips 1-1, Selsky 3-3, Suárez 1-3, Adleman 0-1, Peraza 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Peraza (17, 2nd base off J. García/Molina); Phillips 2 (14, 3rd base off J. García/Molina, 2nd base off J. García/Molina) CS: Peraza (9, 3rd base by J. García/Molina) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Suárez-Phillips-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 34,942 (77% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Bill Miller |
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