The score implies a peppier game than the pitching has provided.
The Cardinals and Reds have exchanged volleys through four innings for a 3-3 tie. In each case, the Cardinals took a lead and the Reds answered.
The host Cardinals got a 1-0 lead in the first on a sacrifice fly by right fielder Rangel Ravelo, and the Reds echoed with a solo homer by center fielder Brian Goodwin. The Cardinals turned a leadoff double by Matt Carpenter and a walk to Harrison Bader into a two-run second inning, and the Reds rallied for two runs in the top of the third.