ST. LOUIS – Arriving at the St. Louis team hotel at 4:03 a.m. Friday morning after an emotional series in New York, the Cincinnati Reds needed to find a spark.
Brandon Drury nearly found it.
Drury, batting with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the ninth inning, lined a 100-mph fastball to center field, but St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Dylan Carlson caught it with his back against the wall for the final out.
"I didn't know," Drury said after the 7-3 loss at Busch Stadium. "I hit it pretty good, but I was just trying to barrel something up, so I didn't know.