Dane Myers' dropped fly with 2 outs
in 9th gives Cardinals a wild 10-9 win over Reds
[August 21, 2026]
GARY SCHATZ
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati's Dane Myers dropped a fly ball with
two outs in the ninth, opening the flood gates in a six-run inning
to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 10-9 win over the Reds.
The Reds held a 5-4 lead going into the ninth before things fell
apart in the final inning. Masyn Winn and Jose Fermin scored on
Myers' error, giving St. Louis a 6-5 lead. Alec Burleson's single
drove in another run and a bases-loaded walk scored another to make
it 8-5. Fermin came up for the second time in the inning and singled
home two more runs to make it 10-5.
But it was far from over.
Cincinnati's Eugenio Suárez singled home Matt McLain and Sal Stewart
drove in two more runs to make it 10-8. St. Louis reliever Riley
O'Brien walked Tyler Stephenson with the bases loaded and two outs,
scoring Elly De La Cruz to make it a one-run game before Matt McLain
lined out to end the wild back-and-forth contest.
McLain hit his second career grand slam to cap a five-run sixth
inning and put Cincinnati up 5-4.
Jordan Walker hit a three-run home run and drove in another run on a
ground out to give the Cardinals an early 4-0 lead. Walker’s 26th
home run was his second home run in two games. He temporarily tied
Stewart for the major league lead with 94 RBI before Stewart's
single in the bottom of the ninth plated two, giving him 96 on the
season.
Cardinals' starter Michael McGreevy was solid through five innings,
but struggled in the sixth, giving up an RBI single and leaving the
game with the bases loaded. Ryan Stanek (2-3) relieved McGreevy,
giving up an RBI single to JJ Bleday and the grand slam to McLain to
take the loss.
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Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz, right, steals second base as St.
Louis Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt, left, takes the throw
during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 20,
2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Peter Strzelecki (1-1) pitched two scoreless
innings to get the win for St. Louis.
Suárez drove in the 1,000th run of his career.
The Cardinals won the series 3-2, moving to 2 1/2 games behind the
last wild card spot. The Reds fell to seven games out of the wild
card.
Up Next
Cardinals: St. Louis kicks off a weekend series at Philadelphia on
Friday. LHP Jesús Luzardo (11-5, 3.23 ERA) takes the mound for the
Phillies. The Cardinals have not announced their starter.
Reds: LHP Nick Lodolo (3-2, 4.52) takes the mound Friday as
Cincinnati opens a weekend series at Arizona and LHP Eduardo
Rodriguez (12-4, 2.71).
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