Reds' error in 10th gives Cardinals 7-5 win

Masyn Winn drove in three runs, Iván Herrera and Pedro Pagés each homered and the St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of Elly De La Cruz’s throwing error in the 10th inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on Friday night.

With the game tied at 5, Willson Contreras hit a grounder off Tony Santillan (1-5) to De La Cruz and the shortstop bounced his throw to Spencer Steer, who couldn’t handle it at first base and allowed Nathan Church to score the go-ahead run. It was De La Cruz’s 22nd error, the most in baseball.

Winn drove in Contreras two batters later to make it 7-5.

Matt Svanson (3-0) got the win.

De La Cruz doubled, tripled and scored twice for the Reds, who lost their fourth in a row. Ke’Bryan Hayes’ solo homer in the eighth tied it at 5 for Cincinnati. Steer and Noelvi Marte homered earlier.

The Reds will send LHP Andrew Abbott (8-4, 2.62 ERA) against Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (5-2, 4.43 ERA) on Saturday night.



(AP Photo Carolyn Kaster)