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    St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

    STL
    St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL
    67-63, 32-33 Away
    3
    67-63, 32-33 Away
    Final
    CIN
    Cincinnati RedsRedsCIN
    71-62, 36-30 Home
    1
    71-62, 36-30 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    T. Edman2B
    0-3100.266
    P. Goldschmidt1B
    1-3112.286
    D. CarlsonRF
    1-4100.260
    N. Arenado3B
    2-4000.255
    T. O'NeillLF
    2-4001.273
    Y. MolinaC
    0-4000.253
    E. SosaSS
    0-4000.273
    H. BaderCF
    1-4000.238
    J. LesterP
    1-3000.194
    T.J. McFarlandP
    0-0000.000
    L. GarciaP
    0-0000.000
    P. DeJongPH
    0-1000.200
    G. GallegosP
    0-0000.000
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    J. Lester
    6.1112586-545.05
    T.J. McFarland
    1.1100118-131.61
    L. Garcia
    0.100007-42.66
    G. Gallegos
    1.0000114-113.02
    Full Box Score

    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    STLCIN
    Hits
    8
    2
    Home Runs
    1
    1
    Total Bases
    13
    6
    Runners LOB
    6
    4

    Game Information

    Great American Ball Park
    Great American Ball Park
    6:40 AM, 31 August 2021
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Attendance: 10,773
    Game Time:2:47
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
    • First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
    • Second Base Umpire - John Tumpane
    • Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi

    Lester sharp, Goldschmidt HR, Cardinals move up, beat Reds

    — Jon Lester allowed one hit while pitching into the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt homered and the St. Louis Cardinals inched closer to the slumping Cincinnati Reds in the NL wild-card race with a 3-1 win Monday night.
    Aug 31, 2022, 10:55 am - AP
    STL
    CIN
    123456789RHE
    200001000381
    010000000120
    J. Lester
    win

    J. Lester5-6

    6.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
    L. Castillo
    loss

    L. Castillo7-14

    6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
    G. Gallegos
    save

    G. Gallegos3

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    STLCIN
    1stGoldschmidt homered to right (365 feet), Edman scored.20
    2ndFarmer homered to left (391 feet).21
    6thO'Neill reached on infield single to third, Carlson scored.31
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    STL wins 2-1

    • Cardinals
      3
    • Reds
      1
    Game 1
    31/8
    • Cardinals
      -
    • Reds
      -
    Game 2
    1/9
    • Cardinals
      5
    • Reds
      4
    Game 2
    2/9
    • Cardinals
      2
    • Reds
      12
    Game 3
    2/9

    2026 National League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Cincinnati138.619-W2
    St. Louis128.6000.5W4
    Milwaukee128.6000.5W4
    Pittsburgh129.5711L1
    Chicago119.5501.5W4
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