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Cardinals turn to Lynn against Reds
Aug 4, 2013 - 2:31 PM (Sports Network) - Lance Lynn will face the Reds for the fourth time this year. The Cardinals right-hander has never lost to Cincinnati and Sunday he will try to help St. Louis win the rubber match of a three-game set at Great American Ball Park.Lynn has gone 0-3 in his last four road starts and hasn't won outside Busch Stadium since June 15 at Miami. Most recently, he's given up one run in each of his last two starts, a no-decision at Pittsburgh Tuesday and a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies July 25.
Lynn is 2-0 in seven games (4 starts) with a 3.96 ERA when facing the Reds. The problem is his ERA at Great American Ball Park stands at 8.10.
Mike Leake will try to win his fourth consecutive decision when he takes the mound for the Reds. Leake, who is unbeaten in his last four starts, didn't get a decision at San Diego Monday when he allowed no runs in seven innings.
Leake is 2-3 with a 4.76 ERA in seven games (6 starts) versus the Cardinals.
Devin Mesoraco homered twice and knocked in three runs as the Reds won 8-3 Saturday night. Shin-Soo Choo added a two-run homer and Jack Hannahan contributed a pair of RBI as well for a Cincinnati squad that had dropped six of seven coming in. Brandon Phillips finished with two hits, including a run- scoring double.
Tony Cingrani (5-1) struck out seven over five-plus innings and worked around five walks to pick up the win, though the rookie was charged with all three St. Louis runs.
"We've had a pretty rough stretch, but we had some really good offense today and some good defensive plays out there," Cingrani said.
Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook (7-6) also struggled with his command, issuing five walks and permitting five runs in his five-inning stint.
St. Louis produced 13 runs in winning each of its last two outings, including Friday's series opener, but managed just four hits in losing for the eighth time in 10 games.
The Cards are 1 1/2 games behind Pittsburgh for the NL Central lead.
"We had two opportunities [to score], but we had trouble picking [runners] up," said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny.
St. Louis leads the season series, 7-4.
- ST. LOUIS: 15
CINCINNATI: 2
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Aug 4 4:14 PM - Jon Jay double to left center scored Rob Johnson and Matt Carpenter with one out. Runner on second and Pete Kozma due up.
Cardinals 15, Reds 2 Top 9, 1 OutAug 4 4:03 PM - Pinch-Hitter Rob Johnson double to left scored Daniel Descalso with one out. Runner on second and Matt Carpenter due up.
Cardinals 13, Reds 2 Top 9, 1 OutAug 4 4:00 PM - Tony Cruz one-out, solo Home Run (1) to left. Daniel Descalso due up.
Cardinals 12, Reds 2 Top 9, 1 OutAug 4 3:56 PM - Allen Craig single to left scored Matt Carpenter with one out. On the play, Jon Jay advances to second. Runners on first and second with Adron Chambers due up.
Cardinals 11, Reds 2 Top 8, 1 OutAug 4 3:31 PM - David Freese lead-off Home Run (6) to right center. Matt Adams due up.
Cardinals 10, Reds 2 Top 7, 0 OutsAug 4 3:06 PM - Matt Carpenter double to right scored Tony Cruz and Daniel Descalso with none out. On the play, Lance Lynn advances to third. Runners on second and third with Jon Jay due up.
Cardinals 9, Reds 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 4 2:46 PM - Daniel Descalso double to right scored Matt Adams with none out. On the play, Tony Cruz advances to third. Runners on second and third with Lance Lynn due up.
Cardinals 7, Reds 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 4 2:42 PM - Tony Cruz single to center scored David Freese with none out. On the play, Matt Adams advances to second. Runners on first and second with Daniel Descalso due up.
Cardinals 6, Reds 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 4 2:42 PM - Matt Adams single to right scored Matt Holliday with none out. On the play, David Freese advances to third. Runners on first and third with Tony Cruz due up.
Cardinals 5, Reds 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 4 2:36 PM - Zack Cozart two-out, two-run Home Run (9) to left scored Jay Bruce. Devin Mesoraco due up.
Cardinals 4, Reds 2 Bot 2, 2 OutsAug 4 1:43 PM - Matt Adams two-out, two-run Home Run (8) to right scored David Freese. Tony Cruz due up.
Cardinals 4, Reds 0 Top 1, 2 OutsAug 4 1:20 PM - David Freese double to center scored Matt Holliday with two out. Runner on second and Matt Adams due up.
Cardinals 2, Reds 0 Top 1, 2 OutsAug 4 1:19 PM - Matt Holliday double to left center scored Allen Craig with two out. Runner on second and David Freese due up.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0 Top 1, 2 OutsAug 4 1:16 PM - ST. LOUIS: 0
CINCINNATI: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 4 1:11 PM
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