Cardinals stun Reds in 9th
ST. LOUIS — Yadier Molina started and ended a five-run rally in the ninth inning as St. Louis stunned Cincinnati 5-4 on Monday night.
Molina singled to start the inning and was hit by a pitch from Ross Ohlendorf with the bases loaded to drive home the winning run. In between, Matt Carpenter drove in two runs with a single, and Brandon Moss tied it when he walked with the bases loaded.
The comeback erased what had been a night of offensive futility for St. Louis through the first eight innings, as the Cardinals entered the ninth 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position. Seth Maness (2-2) pitched a perfect ninth to earn the win. Cardinals starter Michael Wacha struggled to settle in as seven of the first 12 batters he faced reached base.
The rally spoiled what had the makings of Cody Reed’s first major league win. Reed’s six scoreless innings dropped the Reds starters’ ERA to 2.84 over the last 11 games.
RANGERS 4, ROCKIES 3: Elvis Andrus hit a two-run single, Mitch Moreland delivered a tiebreaking double, and Texas scored three times in the ninth inning to beat host Colorado. The AL West leaders moved two runners into scoring position with a double steal before Andrus’ single tied it 3-all. Moreland sent Andrus home with a double before he was thrown out stretching at third. Texas, which has won three straight and eight of 11, improved to 4-3 on its eightgame road trip. The Rangers and Rockies conclude a twogame series in Colorado on Tuesday before heading to Texas to begin another two-game set Wednesday.
BRAVES 4, BREWERS 3 (12): Matt Kemp scored from third after Keon Broxton dropped Gordon Beckham’s fly ball to center field in the 12th, and Atlanta beat host Milwaukee. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Broxton dropped a drive to deep center. An error was given to Broxton, but Beckham was awarded a sacrifice fly and an RBI. Kemp drew a walk off Carlos Torres to start the 12th and went to third on a ground-rule double to right-center by Nick Markakis.
BLUE JAYS 7, RAYS 5: Devon Travis had a career-high four hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, and Toronto beat visiting Tampa Bay. Edwin Encarnacion hit his 299th career homer as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak against Tampa Bay. Encarnacion and Jose Bautista both had three RBIs as Toronto scored more than four runs for the first time since a 9-1 win over Baltimore on July 30.