THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/23/2041
 
THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2137 - TUESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (61-37) 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 3 21 24 0
Cincinnati Reds (38-60) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 2
Esparza goes 3-for-5 to Power Cardinals Offense
The St. Louis Cardinals powered past the Cincinnati Reds, 21-4, at Great American Ball Park. José Esparza went 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 4, to lead the charge. Abel Hanson earned the win to go to 17-2. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts in 7.1 innings of work. The National League Central Division-leading Cardinals have a record of 61-37.

With St. Louis leading 13-3 in the top of the eighth, Esparza came up to bat against Cincinnati pitcher Geremia Abineri. Esparza hit a curveball to right for a 3-run home run. His 20th home run of the season put the Cardinals on top, 16-3.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Esparza.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Alexander 2B 6 4 2 0 0 1 5 .299 11 40
S. Córdova DH 6 2 4 3 0 0 4 .310 11 33
E. Johnson 1B 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 .259 20 63
   c-K. Hempsall PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 5 17
J. Esparza RF 5 2 3 4 2 1 1 .277 20 60
L. Dufour SS 7 3 3 3 0 0 7 .260 13 43
P. Robles LF 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .288 7 31
   b-B. Wright PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 1 20
J. Silver 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .283 8 44
   a-B. Heap PH, 3B, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .190 3 9
J. Días CF 4 1 2 3 2 1 1 .274 7 20
T. Quezada C 5 2 2 2 1 1 4 .268 1 9
Totals 51 21 24 21 7 10 31      
a - B. Heap pinch hit for J. Silver in the 7th
b - B. Wright pinch hit for P. Robles in the 8th
c - K. Hempsall pinch hit for E. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Quezada (4, 1st Inning off C. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Dufour 2 (27, 1st Inning off C. Wood, 3 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Abineri, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Días (7, 1st Inning off C. Wood, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Johnson (20, 1st Inning off J. Salinas, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Quezada (1, 5th Inning off G. Abineri, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Esparza (20, 8th Inning off G. Abineri, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Heap (3, 8th Inning off G. Abineri, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Córdova (11, 9th Inning off B. Adams, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Dufour (13, 9th Inning off B. Adams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Alexander 2 , S. Córdova 7 , E. Johnson 5 , J. Esparza 6 , L. Dufour 8 , P. Robles 4 , J. Silver , B. Heap 4 , J. Días 5 , T. Quezada 6
2-out RBI: , E. Johnson 2 , L. Dufour , B. Heap , T. Quezada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Córdova , L. Dufour , J. Silver
GIDP: T. Quezada
Sac Fly: S. Córdova
Hit by Pitch: C. Alexander
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Triple Plays: 1 (Días-Alexander-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Edwards SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 5 21
J. House 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 2 16
E. Jones 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 19 49
J. Nava LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .266 33 76
H. Méndez DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .220 15 39
J. Jones 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .205 16 28
   a-J. Santim PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097 0 5
S. Briggs RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .196 7 20
J. Ruíz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 9 24
I. Ramos CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 4 11
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 3 9      
a - J. Santim pinch hit for J. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Jones (22, 4th Inning off A. Hanson, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Briggs (9, 4th Inning off A. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Nava (17, 6th Inning off A. Hanson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Nava (33, 9th Inning off S. Powell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. House , E. Jones 2 , J. Nava 6 , H. Méndez , S. Briggs 3
2-out RBI: S. Briggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jones , J. Ruíz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Edwards (7) , J. House (3)
Double Plays: 1 (House-Edwards-Jones)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hanson W (17-2) 7.1 5 3 3 3 3 0 104 2.19   
S. Powell 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 23 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hanson 56
Batters Faced: A. Hanson 28, S. Powell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hanson 8-9, S. Powell 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hanson 104-61, S. Powell 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wood L (6-9) 0.0 7 9 9 2 0 1 27 4.03   
J. Salinas 4.0 8 3 2 2 4 1 78 6.60   
G. Abineri 4.0 7 7 7 3 4 3 64 5.09   
B. Adams 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 2 15 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wood -10
Batters Faced: C. Wood 9, J. Salinas 24, G. Abineri 22, B. Adams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wood 0-0, J. Salinas 4-4, G. Abineri 4-3, B. Adams 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wood 27-14, J. Salinas 78-46, G. Abineri 64-39, B. Adams 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Salinas 1-1 , G. Abineri 1-1 , B. Adams 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Abineri
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Esparza
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 17998
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