The Reds got off to a quick start in St. Louis. Jay Bruce hit a solo home run in the top of the first to get the Reds on the board. The Cardinals would come back and tie the game in the third. It would stay that way for quite a while.
Keyvius Sampson came into tonight having really struggled in his previous six starts, but tonight he was sharp. Sampson pitched 5.1 innings allowing just one run. Sampson left the sixth inning in a jam, but Tony Cingrani did a nice job getting out it.
The Cardinals were able to push across a run off Sam LeCure in the seventh inning, and then another run in the eighth inning off Pedro Villereal.