Lars Nootbaar's 8th Inning HR Lifts Cardinals over Reds 6-5
Lars Nootbaar returned from the injured list and hit a 433-foot homer to lift St. Louis to its third straight win.
- On Saturday, Lars Nootbaar hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 at Busch Stadium.
- Cincinnati grabbed a 5-3 lead in the fourth inning after Matt McLain hit his sixth home run, capitalizing on a productive third inning and Cardinals defensive errors.
- Jordan Walker homered in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 5-4, before Nootbaar drove a 2-1 pitch 433 feet into the right-center field bleachers.
- Riley O'Brien earned his 16th save by retiring Sal Stewart with the bases loaded in the ninth, sealing the 18th come-from-behind win of the season for St. Louis.
- Reds RHP Rhett Lowder, holding a 5.40 ERA, will face Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy, who carries a 2.98 ERA, in Sunday's rubber match.
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Cardinals edge Reds 6-5 on late home run
Lars Nootbaar hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday.Nootbaar’s blast to right-center field broke a 5-5 tie and helped the Cardinals secure their third consecutive win.Making just his second appearance of the season after returning from the injured list Friday, Nootbaar entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning before delivering the …
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Lars Nootbaar’s pinch-hit homer lifts Cards over Reds
Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the eighth to erase a one-run deficit and rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis. Nootbaar, who missed the first two months of the season with double heel surgery before returning Friday night, connected off Cincinnati reliever Sam
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