Reds vs. Cardinals Game Highlights (6/27/24) | MLB Highlights

Tyler Stevenson, the Cincinnati catcher who was in the lineup will be leaving the ballpark at any moment. His wife apparently has gone into labor and that's the celebration for Tyler Stevenson. Take a look at miles right there. Innings per start still even. But he has really been pitching well lately, jonathan India who's batting 268 on the air. India keeps on getting on. He continues his white hot stretch the lead off. He's been hot again. His last 12 games 362 and he cracks this ball to right center flashes down base hit India rips through second. It rolls all the way to the track. India given the green light whipped around. Third de La Cruz steaming for third base. India scores triple 1 to 0 reds. He controls his swing and he puts the ball on the square part of the bat. The ball really, it just comes off so easily. Looks like a nice easy, almost a one hand follow through right there for de La Cruz once it finds a gap and this is the big outfield, he goes to third, no doubt. India comes around to score the 30 pitch and Martini takes outside ball four, the veteran Michael, he probably looked at the stats and said, you know what Marte is not hitting, it's his first game back. I'm not going to let Martini hurt and he pops the first pitch up right side. Fermin and Goldschmidt Fermin says he's got that and he does no advance of the runners and Michaelis takes care of Marte on the first pitch and all of a sudden two outs with a runner at third and it's a little pop hit in the air to right. Burleson is, he says he's got it. That's a heck of a job by Michael is to limit the damage. Left hander Andrew Abbott who's six and six on the year and has faced the Cardinals three times and has gotten clobbered and four straight puts him on here in the home first good start for the Cardinals Abbott immediately to the stretch double play ball de la Cruz scoop be to India bouncer Burleson beats it out to get the lead one down and here it is, it is high ball four. So a couple of walks Cardinals being patient and now they've got their first runner in scoring position and Paul Goldschmidt is next and way high. He has walked three in the first inning and here comes a with a chance, has a mess of his own making brewing here in the first inning, swinging in a minute. He struck him out, change up down and away. And boy, is that a big time for a change up right there? How about that location? That pitch started right on the outside corner and just took a little dip down and away. Brendan Donovan stands in and he swings and it's a weak ground ball to India. He'll flip to De La Cruz covering at second forcing out Goldschmidt and Abbott Wiggles out of the jam in the first two down. A man at second base. Here's jonathan India. India singled and he scored on the triple by a Cruz stroke to right. That's down base hit Bensons third. He scores India up to second base in India is locked in R double 2 to 0. Cincinnati two out R B I been so important to the Reds all year long. I think a swing in India though. He sees that pitch up in the zone and it's a cutter probably going away from him. He's going to take it that way. He's not trying to pull the ball , not trying to hit out of the ballpark and pops the first pitch up to third. Arenado hops over the bag and foul ground puts that away. Reds leave a man on, they scored a run 2 to 0. Reds. Spencer Steer was grounded out to third Steer. Clovers, a hanging pitch down the left field line and into the stand for a double leadoff man in scoring position. Leadoff man has been on in all three innings so far. Nick Martini. It's his birthday today. Happy 34 kicks off the windmill on third ST Rs around and scores Martini speeds into second an RB I double if you can't get a gift on your birthday. When do you get him? Marte missed 80 games for a suspension. He's just 22 years old. Their number one prospect, Marte drives to left center that's down for a base hit Martini around third. He scores his first game of the campaign. It's an RB I standing double will be the ball just comes off his bat. He's a big strong kid 22 years old. So he's got that youth strength behind it and he gets a breaking ball that's up above the knees and drives in left center field. So one out runner at third base and will Benson who singled and scored his first time. First pitch left center Carlsons that he makes the glove tag at third by Marte sacked by RB. I it's a five nothing Reds lead. They chip away here. A lot of baseball left in Saint Louis. Heart of the order is up, Goldschmidt are and Donovan driven to center Fair child. Way back up against the wall. Stuart Fair takes it away another sensational play for the red center fielder, but Stuart Fairs has done this so often you almost expect it if it stays in the ballpark or near the front row. He got a chance gets to the wall , times his leap right there. That is good concentration. Nolan Arenado has hit six home runs this year, believe it or not, he's had just one homer here at Busch Stadium swing and a drive. That's it toward the left field corner. It's gonna be gone. A home run cracks. A two run bomb and the Cardinals are back in the game, he throws it at 93 miles an hour because every time he comes up, he overthrows and he gets away from him a little bit off 105 miles an hour and he still took second his baseball best 38 steal, Kayla Cruz gets a lead like that and that means you're not going to get him. Spencer Steer has doubled and scored. He's also grounded out a job to left steer goes deep, double digit dingers for steer. He launches his 10, a 72 lead in the fourth Marte who last time up connected on a double to left center later breaking ball over second base hit first game of the year and two hits on the night for Marte takes off pitch out of the way was a little late and Marte has a steal, a huge jump right there. He had that bouncing lead off first base and Michael has really never. But if and when gets a day either as ad a day off, I would look for Marte to get select time at shortstop too. Be been productive of the plate tonight. Scored the Reds third of three runs in the third inning drive to left center. That's down base hit Marte around third up to second goes Benson. The throw, Benson is broke out two hits of the fly and the Reds run rough shot on ST Louis 82. Benson is one of those that is so popular on this team. You almost feel like if he can get going a little bit, it would almost lift everybody else up. The Reds have scored in each of the first five innings tonight. Ground ball fair. Benson sprints for third round and scores fair. The second annihilation in the opener of this series and be happy for fair because he's struggling against right handers , but he hit that ball very hard. Kept his fair. He joined in with everybody else picking up and hits it to plenty deep. Right. Gloves, Fairchild, tag sack fly RB. I close the book out of Michael. He gets pounded for 10 runs and the Reds by eight. Espinal is out 36 and Marte advances to third. Fairchild stands in line through the right side base hit Marte scores scooped in right by Carlson 11 2 Reds. And of course, it's about this time and the Reds dug out, they've got up and down from congratulating everybody that scores and drives a run in that Frankie Montas will say, hey, save a few for me tomorrow. Great shakes right now wants that average to be, but he's racking up his share of hits in recent days and he's got another one here. He just combs that down the right field line and he might get three out of this. Ciani checks the right fielder. Benson. Slow to get to the ball and Siani will slide into third with a two out triple good for him. Two balls, no strikes hit high in the air. Right center field Benson on the run to the track to the wall, leaping try, can't get it. It's high off the fence. Donovan with an RB I double off sooner. Two hits back to back against the lefty and it's an 11 3 game fastball up in the zone, hits it a mile and that is the deepest part of the ballpark right there in the gap and Carlson drives this ball hard to left. That's got a chance that one is off the wall. It's another double. It's an 11 4 game two hits for Carlson Hernandez has the second out one strike pitch Hammer toward right. Carlson on the run. Still retreating up against the wall, makes a great catch up against the fence and a snow cone to what a way to end the Reds night on offense. Carlson did a somersault after bouncing off the wall taking extra bases away from Will Benson and we go to the bottom of the ninth, the Cardinals are down to their last out, first pitch makes the play and the Cincinnati Reds drubbed the Cardinals in this opener. They rock ST Louis for 11 runs. What a way to start the road trip and what a first game back for Noel Marte.