Saturday, August 25th, 2012 3:05PM CST
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8 to 2 on Saturday, a victory that helped them solidify their hold on the top position in the NL Central. Brandon Phillips connected for his first home run of the month in the contest, and Mike Leake pitched effectively into the seventh inning for the Reds.
Date: Saturday, August 25th, 2012
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 41,680
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: M Leake (2, J Garcia); B Phillips (26, J Garcia)
Home Runs: J Bruce (27, 6th inning off J Garcia 1 on, 1 Out); B Phillips (14, 7th inning off B Dickson 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Phillips 2 (67), T Frazier (60), J Bruce 2 (81), S Rolen 2 (33), D Navarro (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Phillips 2, S Rolen 2, D Navarro
Ground Into Double Play: B Phillips
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (D Stubbs 0-1, C Heisey 0-1, T Frazier 0-1, S Rolen 1-1, B Phillips 1-1, R Ludwick 1-1, D Navarro 1-2, Z Cozart 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Heisey 1; D Navarro 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Leake 22-28; S Marshall 1-1; J Broxton 1-4; J Hoover 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Leake 15-5-13-25; S Marshall 0-0-0-1; J Broxton 4-4-0-2; J Hoover 2-4-4-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Leake 12-5; S Marshall 0-1; J Broxton 0-1; J Hoover 0-0
Game Scores: M Leake 49

Double Plays: 2 (Z Cozart-B Phillips-T Frazier 2)

Doubles: M Holliday (31, M Leake)
Runs Batted In: M Carpenter (33)
Sacrifice Flies: M Carpenter
Ground Into Double Play: T Cruz; S Robinson
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (C Beltran 0-1, M Holliday 0-1, J Garcia 0-1, J Jay 1-1, A Craig 0-1, S Schumaker 0-1, S Robinson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Holliday 2; S Schumaker 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Garcia 22-27; B Dickson 6-9; M Rzepczynski 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Garcia 15-12-15-20; B Dickson 7-3-10-6; M Rzepczynski 2-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Garcia 6-7; B Dickson 1-1; M Rzepczynski 2-0
Game Scores: J Garcia 45

Double Plays: 1 (S Schumaker-R Furcal-A Craig)
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