ST. LOUIS – The Reds scored four runs in the eighth inning, but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 7-5 to the Cardinals in the first game of a three-game series in St. Louis on Friday. The loss was the fourth straight for the Reds.
Here are the main storylines from Friday’s game:
• Suarez picked off on walk: In a play that is guaranteed to be GIF’d over and over on every social media platform available, Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez was picked off third after a walk to load the bases, ending the sixth inning.