Reds get 3-run homer from De La Cruz and outlast Cardinals 7-6 in 11 innings to split doubleheader
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 in 11 innings to split their doubleheader. Elly De La Cruz contributed a three-run homer, while Spencer Steer scored the winning run in the extra inning. The Cardinals had tied the game in the ninth with a two-out RBI single from Jordan Walker after a late comeback.
- ▪Spencer Steer scored the winning run in the 11th inning with a headfirst slide.
- ▪Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, and Nathaniel Lowe added a two-run shot for the Reds.
- ▪The Cardinals tied the game in the ninth with a two-out RBI single by Jordan Walker.
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