Jordan Walker Crushes Another Home Run, But Reds Beat Cardinals 7-6

| Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Kyle Leahy was very sharp through the 4th inning in Cincinnati, but it was the 5th inning that came back to bite him as the Reds scored 5 runs in the 5th. The Cardinals offense would come to the rescue late, but the Reds would eventually outlast St. Louis in extra innings.

Let’s start with the good news. Jordan Walker continued his hot weekend with a 2nd inning walk that was followed by a single by Nolan Gorman where he went first to third and then scored on a sacrifice fly from Masyn Winn giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Jordan would also double in the top of the 4th inning, but did not score as Gorman, Winn and Torres were unable to bring him around.

Jordan’s biggest swing was yet to come, though. Wait for it. Kyle Leahy’s great start would become less great in the 5th inning.

Higgins started the bottom of the 5th with a single to left. Friedl laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Higgins to second. Blake Dunn then singled, but Higgins was held at third base, but it wouldn’t matter as Elly De La Cruz would unload on a Leahy 4-seam fastball for a 3-run homer to deep left center making it 3-1 Reds.