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Reds 6 Cardinals 1
Spencer Steer, batting leadoff and playing 2B, jacked two homers and drove in five runs vs Sonny Gray.
Monday/NL Central
W-Reds (4.6 out of 3rd Wild Cards)
L-Brewers, L-Cards, L-Cubs, L-Pirates (8 in a row)
Steer 2 H, 2 HR (18), career high 5 RBI, BB, SB (19). 1st career multi-HR game.
Steer since last week's day off:
5 games: 8 for 16, 3 hr, 8 RBI, 2 BB....hits in all five games.
15 games prior: 8 for 60, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB.
Elly 2 H, 2B, HR (21). MLB high 24th error (throwing).
Steer/Elly hit back to back homers on consecutive pitches in the 3rd inning.
Fraley H, BB, R, SB
Steer made his 19th career start at 2B and 4th from the leadoff spot. He started a 4-6-3 DP w/ a backhand toss to Elly to bail Abbott out of a 2nd inning jam. Elly’s arm/velocity completed it.
Abbott: 6.2 IN, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 93 pitches. Exited w/ 2 on in 7th.
Shaky early, settled in. Entered w/ 8.10 ERA previous 3 starts, 6.56 in last 5.
Bullpen
Junis: 2.1. Entered w/ 2 on in 7th and got K.
How they scored:
3rd Steer 2-R HR, 2-1 Reds
3rd Elly HR, 3-1 Reds
4th Steer 3-R HR, 6-1 Reds
The six runs allowed, tied a season high for Gray.