Saturday, September 9th, 2023 5:40PM CST
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Saturday night. Willson Contreras played a key role for the Cardinals, hitting a home run for the third consecutive game and driving in three runs. For the Reds, this loss marked their third straight defeat, which left them trailing Arizona by 2 1/2 games in the race for the final National League wild card position.
Date: Saturday, September 9th, 2023
Time: 5:40PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 40,810
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STL |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Stephenson (18, Thompson); Lopez (1, Thompson)
Runs Batted In: Stephenson (49), Bader (38), Lopez (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bader
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Renfroe 0-1, Bader 1-1, Friedl 0-1, Lopez 1-1, Steer 0-1, De La Cruz 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Renfroe 1; Friedl 1

Pitcher Notes: Spiers pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.
Intentional Walks: Goldschmidt (by Moll).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sims 2/4; Cruz 3/3; Moll 3/5; Gibaut 6/8; Duarte 3/3; Spiers 12/16
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sims-3-2-5-4; Cruz-4-3-2-0; Moll-4-0-0-3; Gibaut-8-1-7-7; Duarte-3-0-3-3; Spiers-8-5-20-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sims 0-4; Moll 1-1; Gibaut 4-1; Duarte 1-2; Spiers 3-4
Game Scores: C Spiers 31

Double Plays: 1 (De La Cruz-Lopez-Encarnacion-Strand)

Caught Stealing: Friedl (6, 2nd base by Thompson/Contreras)
Stolen Bases: Bader (19, 2nd base off Thompson/Contreras)
Picked Off: Friedl (1st base, Thompson)

Doubles: Nootbaar (20, Moll)
Home Runs: Contreras (19, 3rd inning off Spiers 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Contreras 3 (64), Nootbaar (42)
2-out Runs Batted In: Contreras 3, Nootbaar
Ground Into Double Play: Winn
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Arenado 0-2, Contreras 1-1, Burleson 0-1, Nootbaar 1-2, Winn 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Arenado 1; Winn 1

Wild Pitches: Thompson
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lawrence 3/3; Gallegos 1/3; Helsley 1/3; King 3/4; Thompson 13/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lawrence-3-3-2-2; Gallegos-4-3-1-1; Helsley-0-4-4-1; King-1-4-2-2; Thompson-17-7-27-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lawrence 2-0; Gallegos 0-1; Helsley 1-0; King 1-0; Thompson 2-6
Game Scores: Z Thompson 48

Double Plays: 1 (Winn-Edman-Goldschmidt)

Stolen Bases: Winn (2, 2nd base off Moll/Stephenson)
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