Cincinnati Reds: Bats Wake Up, Lead Reds to Victory

Cincinnati Reds snap 4-game losing streak.

It wasn’t an easy win, but the Cincinnati Reds bats took advantage of a still-recovering Adam Wainwright in defeating the Cardinals 9-8 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Saturday. Zack Cozart led the way, going 3-4 with two RBI and two doubles. Brandon Phillips also contributed going 2-4 with two RBI and also two doubles. But the big blast of the game was a ninth inning home run by Jay Bruce, giving the shaky-at-best Reds bullpen an insurance run it would need.

Brandon Finnegan wasn’t as sharp as he has been the past couple of games, going five innings and giving up four runs, all unearned, and four walks. Still, it wasn’t a bad day for Finnegan, who…