The Good
–With the Reds down 4-0 in the fifth, Michael Lorenzen came on in relief and promptly gave up a single that put Cardinals at the corners with no outs and an opportunity to put the game out of reach. Lorenzen calmly induced two ground balls, the second of which resulted in a double play, and the Reds were out of the jam.
–The following inning, Adam Duvall doubled and scored on a Scott Schebler single, but the game stood at 4-1 until the top of the seventh. Billy Hamilton led off with a single.