Cincinnati Reds Crush St Louis Cardinals in Noelvi Marte's Return
The Cincinnati Reds (38-43) dominated the St Louis Cardinals (41-39) by a score of 11-4.
The lineup absolutely exploded thanks to a huge night by Noelvi Marte. He returned from suspension with a huge performance as he went 3-for-5 with a double, and RBI, and three runs scored.
On a night like Thursday, a lot of guys had good performances at the plate, but none more welcome than Will Benson. He snapped an 0-for-25 slump with a two-hit night, including a double, two RBI, and two ruins scored.
The Reds scored at least one run in every inning until the sixth. The third inning blew the game wide open with three-straight doubles from Spencer Steer, Nick Martini, and Marte and then a sac fly from Benson to make it a three-run inning.
Andrew Abbott had a bizarre start. He got the win after tossing five innings. He walked six Cardinal batters, but allowed just two hits and limited all the run scoring to a two-run homer. Buck Farmer, Brent Super, and Sam Moll then finished the game.
The one-two punch at the top of the Reds lineup continued to hit. Jonathan India went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and a run scored. Elly De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a triple, RBI, and a run scored. De La Cruz also notched his 38th steal of the season.
The Reds will continue their four-game set with the Cardinals Friday at 8:15 PM ET. Frankie Montas will toe the rubber against the Cardinals Andre Pallante.
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JEFF CARR
Jeff has hosted the only daily podcast covering the Cincinnati Reds since 2018. He’s been a life long fan of the Reds. He was at Clinchmas and the 2015 Home Run Derby. He is also the channel manager that supports all MLB podcasts on the Locked On Podcast Network. Jeff has extensive media experience as he covered college basketball and volleyball for Tennessee State and college softball for Mercer University.