Myers' Dropped Fly Sparks 6-Run 9th as Cardinals Top Reds 10-9
Cincinnati's Dane Myers dropped a two-out fly ball in the ninth, triggering a six-run rally that lifted St. Louis to a wild win.
Cincinnati's Dane Myers dropped a fly ball with two outs in the ninth inning, opening the floodgates in a six-run frame that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 10-9 win over the Reds.
The Reds had held a 5-4 lead entering the ninth before the inning fell apart. Masyn Winn and Jose Fermin scored on Myers' error, putting St. Louis ahead 6-5. Alec Burleson's single drove in another run, and a bases-loaded walk made it 8-5. Fermin came up again in the inning and singled home two more runs to make it 10-5.
But Cincinnati wasn't finished. Eugenio Suarez singled home Matt McLain, and Sal Stewart drove in two more runs to cut the deficit to 10-8. Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien then walked Tyler Stephenson with the bases loaded and two outs, scoring Elly De La Cruz to make it a one-run game before McLain lined out to end it.
McLain had earlier hit his second career grand slam, capping a five-run sixth inning that put Cincinnati ahead 5-4. Jordan Walker gave St. Louis an early 4-0 lead with a three-run homer and later added an RBI groundout. Walker's 26th home run was his second in as many games, temporarily tying him with Stewart for the major league RBI lead at 94 before Stewart's ninth-inning single pushed his total to 96.
Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy was sharp through five innings but struggled in the sixth, exiting with the bases loaded after allowing an RBI single. Reliever Ryan Stanek (2-3) took the loss after giving up an RBI single to JJ Bleday and McLain's grand slam. Peter Strzelecki (1-1) earned the win with two scoreless innings for St. Louis.
Suarez drove in the 1,000th run of his career during the game.
St. Louis won the series 3-2 and moved to 2 1/2 games behind the last National League wild-card spot. Cincinnati fell to seven games out of a wild-card berth.
The Cardinals open a weekend series against the Phillies next. The Reds begin a three-game set Friday at Arizona, with Nick Lodolo (3-2, 4.52 ERA) facing Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 2.71 ERA).
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