CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds ended an 11-game losing streak, their longest in six years, taking a first-inning lead and beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Sunday as the former First-round pick Nick Lodolo got his first major league win.
Colin Moran drove in two runs for the Reds, who were 0-4 at home this year and hadn’t won anywhere since April 10 at World Series champion Atlanta. Cincinnati had been outscored 68-20 in the skid.
The victory left the Reds at worst in the major leagues 3-13.
Tyler Naquin doubled on the second pitch from Adam Wainwright (2-2), who walked Tommy Pham and Joey Votto with one out. Moran hit a sacrifice fly and Nick Senzel followed with an RBI single.
Alejo López scored in the lead in the second and scored on Naquin’s RBI field for a 3-0 lead.
Lodolo (1-2), a 24-year-old southpaw selected seventh overall in the 2019 entry draft, made his third major league start. He allowed three hits, struck out seven and scored none in 5 1/3 shutouts before Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill hit back-to-back doubles in the sixth. Lodolo retired Nolan Arenado on a flyout, and Tony Santillan brought out Albert Pujols.
Lodolo has 15 strikeouts in 10 2/3 innings combined in his last two starts.
Santillan and Art Warren combined for 2 1/3 innings shutout runs, and Lucas Sims pitched a perfect ninth for his first save this season.
Arenado went 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at Great American Ball Park at 18 games, a stadium record.
The Reds have avoided their longest losing streak since losing 13 straight in 2015.
Pham scored two runs and had two hits, ending an 0-for-10 run.
Wainwright (2-2) allowed four runs, eight hits and three walks in over five innings, and the Cardinals finished a 6-4 trip. Moran chased Wainwright with an RBI single in the sixth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: 2B Jonathan India (right hamstring) took ground balls and could be activated on Tuesday. … C Tyler Stephenson (concussion) may not make the trip due to start Friday in Colorado, manager David Bell said ahead of Sunday’s game.
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Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (1-0, 1.76) is the slated starter for Monday’s opener of a three-game home series against the Mets.
Reds: LHP Reiver Sanmartin (0-2, 7.11) is the scheduled starter Tuesday against the Padres, who swept a three-game series against Cincinnati last week in San Diego.
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