St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Box Score on Jun 05, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 5, 2017

CINCINNATI -- Eugenio Suarez and Scooter Gennett each hit a two-run double during a four-run seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds rally for a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park.

Cincinnati (26-30) has won eight of the past 13 meetings and 11 of 19 against the Cardinals.

Zack Cozart bolstered his credentials for All-Star consideration, going 2-for-4 while reaching base for the 27th straight game, the longest streak by a Reds shortstop since Barry Larkin's 31-game run in 1991.

Lisalverto Bonilla (1-3) got the win after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Raisel Iglesias struck out three batters in the ninth for his 10th save.

St. Louis (26-29), which led in all three games last weekend but was swept by the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, squandered a two-run lead in the seventh against the Reds.

Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez (4-5) retired 14 consecutive batters before Billy Hamilton led off the seventh with a bunt single. The Reds loaded the bases, and with two outs Suarez doubled to center, driving in two runs to tie the score 2-2.

Cardinals center fielder Dexter Fowler came close to making a remarkable diving catch of Suarez's drive, but the ball caromed off his glove.

Gennett followed with a two-run double off Kevin Siegrist to snap an 0-for-19 skid and put the Reds ahead 4-2.

Martinez was charged with four runs and four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Reds left fielder Adam Duvall had two outfield assists, one at home and one at third, to help keep the score close.

Right-hander Asher Wojciechowski started for Cincinnati and allowed two runs, eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings. He didn't allow a hit until the fourth inning.

Wojciechowski, making his fifth career start, walked Fowler to begin the game but erased him on a 3-6-3 double play. He then retired eight straight batters, four via strikeout.

The Cardinals got better swings against Wojciechowski the second time through the order. Yadier Molina doubled leading off the fifth and scored on Tommy Pham's double.

Pham later scored on Martinez's safety-squeeze bunt to put St. Louis ahead 2-0.

It could have been a bigger inning, but Paul DeJong was thrown out by Duvall for the second out while trying to score on Fowler's single.

St. Louis had five hits, including two doubles, in the fifth but managed to score only two runs.

NOTES: Reds CF Billy Hamilton returned to the lineup after missing one game with a strained left shoulder and went 1-for-3 with a walk. Hamilton is 24 of 27 on stolen-base attempts with Cardinals C Yadier Molina behind the plate. Molina threw him out trying to steal third base on Monday. ... Cardinals 2B Kolten Wong (left elbow strain) will begin a rehab assignment with Class A Peoria on Tuesday. The earliest he could rejoin the team is Friday, according to Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak. ... St. Louis is 5-14 in series openers.