Friday, September 8th, 2023 5:40PM CST
Willson Contreras hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Luken Baker added a three-run double, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-4 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night. The loss left the Reds one and a half games back from the final wild card berth in the National League.
Date: Friday, September 8th, 2023
Time: 5:40PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 29,870
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STL |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |

Home Runs: Renfroe (20, 3rd inning off Rom 1 on, 0 Out); Senzel (11, 3rd inning off Rom 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Renfroe 2 (60), Senzel (39)
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Renfroe 0-2, Stephenson 0-1, Bader 0-1, Marte 0-2, De La Cruz 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Renfroe 1; Marte 1

Wild Pitches: Cruz ( 2)
Hit By Pitch: Edman (by Cruz)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Shreve 3/3; Law 3/4; Farmer 3/5; Cruz 2/5; Antone 5/5; Abbott 13/19
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Shreve-2-2-4-2; Law-1-6-1-3; Farmer-3-2-3-3; Cruz-4-4-2-1; Antone-6-0-6-4; Abbott-11-11-12-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Shreve 0-2; Law 1-1; Farmer 0-3; Antone 2-0; Abbott 3-6
Game Scores: A Abbott 30

Errors: Marte (4, throw)

Stolen Bases: Marte (6, Home off VerHagen/Contreras); Steer (13, 2nd base off VerHagen/Contreras)

Doubles: O'Neill (14, Farmer); Baker (1, Abbott); Nootbaar (19, Antone)
Home Runs: Contreras (18, 1st inning off Abbott 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Arenado (88), Contreras 3 (61), Baker 3 (4), Nootbaar (41)
2-out Runs Batted In: Arenado, Contreras 3, Baker 3, Nootbaar
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Goldschmidt 0-2, Arenado 1-2, Contreras 1-2, Edman 0-1, Gorman 0-1, Baker 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Goldschmidt 1; Arenado 1

Hit By Pitch: Maile (by Lawrence); Steer (by VerHagen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: VerHagen 2/3; Lawrence 1/4; Gallegos 4/5; Helsley 2/3; Liberatore 1/5; Pallante 3/4; Rom 6/19
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: VerHagen-4-1-0-2; Lawrence-1-0-1-2; Gallegos-2-8-3-2; Helsley-2-2-3-1; Liberatore-3-5-5-1; Pallante-1-2-0-4; Rom-10-2-17-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: VerHagen 2-0; Lawrence 1-1; Gallegos 1-0; Helsley 0-1; Liberatore 1-0; Pallante 1-1; Rom 8-2
Game Scores: D Rom 29

Assists: Walker (Bader at 2nd base)

Stolen Bases: Edman (24, 2nd base off Cruz/Maile)
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