St. Louis Survived the Ninth to Keep Climbing

The Cardinals beat the Reds 10-9 on August 20.

St. Louis got its first run in the opening inning, then Jordan Walker gave the Cardinals their biggest early swing with a three-run homer in the third.

The game turned chaotic late. St. Louis scored 5 runs in the ninth, with José Fermín driving in two more during the rally.

Cincinnati answered with 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Cardinals held on. Walker finished with 4 RBI, and Riley O’Brien earned the save.

What It Means

The Cardinals improve to 66-63. The Reds fall to 61-67.

BaseChaser lists St. Louis at 21.3% to make the playoffs and Cincinnati at 0.2%.

St. Louis stayed alive in the chase with one of the biggest positive moves on the board. Cincinnati remained near the bottom of the postseason picture.

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