Spencer Steer homered in consecutive at-bats and drove in five runs, and Elly De La Cruz hit his team-leading 21st homer as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Monday night.
Andrew Abbott (10-9) allowed one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings to snap his three-game losing streak. The left-hander was tagged for 12 earned runs over his previous 13 1/3 innings.
With more here’s Tommy Thrall:
With back to back wins, the Reds are now 58-61 still 9.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL central and 4.5 games back of the Braves in the National League wild card race.
The Reds continue the three game series against the Cardinals at GABP tonight. First pitch is at 6:40pm this evening with pregame at 6:10pm on Real Country 95.1 WTCW.