CINCINNATI -- Sal Romano overcame a couple of defensive lapses behind him and turned in six innings of two-run ball in a 7-3 Reds win over the Cardinals to win the series on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
Romano was tested from the start. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning after Matt Carpenter and Yadier Molina reached base on a pair of bloop singles and a Jose Martinez infield single two batters later. Martinez bounced a ball past Romano up the middle as Scooter Gennett and Jose Peraza both went to field the ball and collided with each other.