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2009 Central League Champions
Box > Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 5
Reds roll with two-out rallies
Austin Kearns crushed a three-run homer to highlight a pair of two-out rallies as the Reds ended their
four-game skid with a win over the Cardinals. Matt Belisle earned the victory by allowing one run in five innings in his first Major League start.
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Austin Kearns (right) capped a four-run rally in the fifth inning with a three-run blast. (Tom Gannam/AP)
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Mark Mulder could not avoid the big inning as the Reds scored all six of their runs against him with two outs. Reggie Sanders made the game close with a three-run homer, and Jim Edmonds also homered for the second straight game.
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CIN
Cincinnati (7-6)
Lost 1
Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 5   STL
St. Louis (8-4)
Won 5
April 13, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Cincinnati
0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0   6 15 0
St. Louis
0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1   5 9 1
Standings through 4/13/05  |  Gameday  |  Reds Stats  |  Cardinals Stats
CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Freel, LF-RF4120110.364
Jimenez, 2B5231002.280
Casey, 1B4130100.265
Randa, 3B5132015.448
Kearns, RF4113005.231
Wagner, P0000000.000
b-Griffey, PH1000003.280
Graves, P0000000.000
Pena, CF4020010.286
Aurilia, SS4000012.143
LaRue, C4010020.333
Belisle, P2000010.000
a-Cruz, PH1000010.000
Weathers, P0000000.000
Dunn, LF1000001.179
Totals3961562818 

a-Struck out for Belisle in the 6th. b-Grounded into a double play for Wagner in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Freel (1, Mulder), Casey (1, Mulder), Pena (1, Mulder).
HR: Kearns (1, 5th inning off Mulder, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Freel 3; Jimenez 3; Casey 4; Randa 3; Kearns 4; Pena 3; LaRue.
RBI: Jimenez (3), Randa 2 (10), Kearns 3 (5).
2-out RBI: Jimenez; Randa 2; Kearns 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kearns; Aurilia.
GIDP: Jimenez; Kearns 2; Griffey.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Jimenez-Aurilia-Casey, Randa-Casey).

 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Eckstein, SS5021021.333
Walker, RF2100311.231
Pujols, 1B5010004.241
Rolen, 3B4000013.143
Edmonds, CF3221112.286
Sanders, LF4113023.286
Isringhausen, P0000000.000
Grudzielanek, 2B3000010.250
Tavarez, P0000000.000
King, P0000000.000
Taguchi, LF0100100.500
Molina, C3010000.053
b-Cedeno, PH1000001.125
Mulder, P1000001.000
a-Mabry, PH10100001.000
1-Marquis, PR0000000.250
Flores, P0000000.000
Nunez, 2B1000000.143
Luna, 2B1010000.250
Totals345955816 

a-Singled for Mulder in the 5th. b-Flied out for Molina in the 9th.
1-Ran for Mabry in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Edmonds (2, Wagner), Eckstein (2, Graves).
HR: Edmonds (3, 2nd inning off Belisle, 0 on, 1 out), Sanders (4, 6th inning off Weathers, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Eckstein 3; Pujols; Edmonds 6; Sanders 4; Molina; Mabry; Luna.
RBI: Edmonds (7), Sanders 3 (8), Eckstein (1).
2-out RBI: Sanders 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanders 2.
GIDP: Mulder; Pujols.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Nunez (1, missed catch).
DP: 4 (Grudzielanek-Eckstein-Pujols, Eckstein-Pujols, Luna-Eckstein-Pujols, Eckstein-Grudzielanek-Pujols).

 
CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Belisle (W, 1-1)5.04111613.52
Weathers 1.01332019.00
Wagner (H, 3)2.02000201.80
Graves (S, 2)1.02112002.70
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Mulder (L, 0-1)5.011661318.18
Flores 1.01001209.00
Tavarez 1.210003011.25
King 0.12000000.00
Isringhausen 1.00000003.00

Flores pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
King pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

WP: Weathers.
IBB: Walker (by Graves).
Pitches-strikes: Belisle 72-51, Weathers 25-11, Wagner 29-20, Graves 23-10, Mulder 90-58, Flores 26-15, Tavarez 18-12, King 16-9, Isringhausen 5-4.
Ground outs-fly outs: Belisle 7-2, Weathers 1-2, Wagner 2-2, Graves 2-1, Mulder 8-4, Flores 1-0, Tavarez 2-0, King 1-0, Isringhausen 3-0.
Batters faced: Belisle 19, Weathers 6, Wagner 8, Graves 6, Mulder 25, Flores 5, Tavarez 5, King 4, Isringhausen 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Tavarez 2-0, King 1-0, Isringhausen 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Paul Schrieber.
Weather: 47 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:10.
Att: 28,772.

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