St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

82-43, 40-20 Away

Final/10

60-64, 32-27 Home


STL
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	9	1
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	0

J. Valentine1-1

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

J. Tavarez5-4

0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
T. Womack2B
R. KingP
S. TaguchiLF
L. WalkerRF
A. Pujols1B
S. Rolen3B
J. EdmondsCF
E. RenteriaSS
R. SandersLF
J. TavarezP
Y. MolinaC
aM. AndersonPH
C. EldredP
H. Luna2B
J. MarquisP
bR. CedenoPH
M. MathenyC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.303	.351	.393
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.307	.394
4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.323	.471	.627
4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.325	.408	.648
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.327	.415	.618
5	1	1	1	1	0	1	.303	.419	.633
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.300	.339	.428
3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.254	.306	.485
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.328	.291
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.268	.366
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.276	.358
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.283	.390
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.349	.394
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.294	.344
38	3	9	3	2	4	6

a-popped out to third for Y Molina in the 8th

b-grounded to shortstop for J Marquis in the 8th

Batting
2BA Pujols (36, J Hancock); L Walker (12, P Norton)
HRR Sanders (19, 2nd inning off J Hancock 0 on, 1 Out); J Edmonds (32, 6th inning off J Hancock 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIR Sanders (55), J Edmonds (86), L Walker (36)
GIDPL Walker
Team LOB11

Fielding
DP1 (T Womack-E Renteria-A Pujols)
ES Rolen (8, ground ball)

Reds Hitting

hitters
R. FreelCF
B. LarkinSS
S. Casey1B
A. DunnLF
D. Jimenez2B
A. KearnsRF
P. NortonP
R. WagnerP
aJ. Vander WalPH
G. WhiteP
J. Castro3B
J. LaRueC
F. Lopez3B
J. ValentineP
bJ. CruzPH
J. HancockP
D. BraggRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.279	.383	.351
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.304	.354	.438
4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.341	.397	.580
2	0	0	0	0	3	0	.273	.400	.580
5	1	1	1	1	0	0	.255	.352	.369
3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.327	.344
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.350
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.245	.277	.373
3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.256	.341	.449
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.254	.321	.437
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235	.321	.361
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.143
3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.214	.283	.429
33	4	7	4	1	8	6

a-popped out to shortstop for R Wagner in the 8th

b-walked for J Valentine in the 10th

Batting
2BJ LaRue (18, J Marquis)
HRD Jimenez (9, 2nd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 0 Out)
RBID Jimenez (48), S Casey (81), J LaRue (42), D Bragg (4)
SHJ LaRue; B Larkin
GIDPA Dunn
Team LOB13

Baserunning
SBR Freel (26, 2nd base off J Marquis/Y Molina)

Fielding
DP1 (S Casey-B Larkin-S Casey)

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
J. Marquis
C. Eldred
R. King
J. Tavarez(L,7-4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	3	3	5	4	1	118-65	3.75
1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	29-16	3.54
0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-2	2.63
0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	12-6	2.65
9.1	7	4	4	8	6	1	167-89

Pitching
HBPR Sanders (By J Hancock); S Rolen (By R Wagner)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Marquis 14-3; C Eldred 1-1; R King 1-1; J Tavarez 1-0
Game ScoresJ Marquis 54

Reds Pitching

pitchers
J. Hancock
P. Norton(B,2)
R. Wagner
G. White
J. Valentine(W,2-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	8	2	2	1	2	2	98-70	5.72
0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7-2	4.50
2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25-14	4.81
0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-6	7.30
1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17-7	7.71
10.0	9	3	3	4	6	2	158-99

Pitching
HBPR Freel (By J Marquis); J LaRue (By C Eldred)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Hancock 9-7; P Norton 0-0; R Wagner 2-2; G White 0-0; J Valentine 3-1
Game ScoresJ Hancock 49

Scoring Summary

		STL	CIN
2nd	R Sanders homered to left.	1	0
2nd	D Jimenez homered to right center.	1	1
3rd	S Casey singled to center, R Freel scored, B Larkin to second.	1	2
4th	J LaRue doubled to left, A Kearns scored.	1	3
6th	J Edmonds homered to right.	2	3
7th	L Walker doubled to deep center, T Womack scored.	3	3
10th	D Bragg singled to right, J Castro scored, J Cruz to third, D Bragg to second advancing on throw.	3	4

Cardinals
3
Reds
4

Game 1

25/8

Cardinals
6
Reds
5

Game 2

26/8

Cardinals
0
Reds
1

Game 3

27/8

Great American Ball Park

12:10 AM, 25 August 2004

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 20,163

Game Time:3:24

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

J. Valentine1-1

J. Tavarez5-4

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

2025 National League Central Standings

MLB News

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