CALLE, LOUIS.— Jonathan India had two hits to extend his hitting streak to nine games, Spencer Steer homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4 on Thursday.
India had his sixth straight multi-hit game. He had reached safety in 11 consecutive at-bats before finally being pulled on Wednesday.
“We came out really well,” India said. “Big win for us, but we have to keep going. You know, we’ve been doing this for the last four series, we win big in the first game and then it doesn’t go so well in the next one.”
Reds starter Andrew Abbott (7-6) was the winner, allowing two runs on two hits and six walks in five innings. Cincinnati won for the second time in six games.
“Probably one of the worst games I’ve ever released in my life,” Abbott said. “Just all over the place with the timing, mechanics-wise. But yeah, the team picked me up and we got a win. That’s all that matters.”
Miles Mikolas (6-7) lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing at least one run in every inning he pitched. He allowed a career-high 10 runs, nine of them earned, on 12 hits and one walk.
Noelvi Marte, in his first game back with the Reds after serving an 80-game suspension for banned substances, had three hits, scored three runs and drove in another.
“I just focused on the emotional aspect and being ready to attack the zone,” Marte said through an interpreter.
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Elly De La Cruz had three hits and stole her major league-leading 38th base. Steer, Will Benson and Stuart Fairchild also had multi-hit games as the Reds scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this season.
De La Cruz’s triple scored to give India a 1-0 lead in the first inning and India’s RBI double extended the lead in the second. It is the fifth consecutive game in which India has hit a double.
A NOTE
Reds move
In addition to reinstating Marte, the Reds sent IF Livan Soto to Triple-A Louisville and moved RHP Emilio Pagán (right latissimus dorsi strain) to the 60-day disabled list.
2024-06-28 17:01:32
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