Aquino, Reds 減少(する) Cards into first-place tie with 6-1 勝利,勝つ

CINCINNATI (AP) - Aristides Aquino keeps hitting historic ホームランs.

Cincinnati's red-hot 新人 had a three-run ホームラン, Nick Senzel 追加するd a leadoff 発射 and the Reds dropped the St. Louis 枢機けい/主要なs 支援する into a tie with Chicago for first place in the NL Central 分割 with a 6-1 victory on Saturday.

With the Reds 主要な 2-1 in the fifth, Aquino followed two-out (テニスなどの)シングルス by Josh VanMeter and Freddy Galvis with a no-疑問 運動 to 中心 field on Miles Mikolas' first pitch for his second ホームラン in two nights, his 10th in his last 11 games and 11th in his 17th career games.

"I was ready for the fastball, but he hung a slider," Aquino said through an interpreter. "I put a good swing on it."

Aquino is the first 新人 since 1900 with 11 ホームランs in his first 17 games, によれば the Elias Sports Bureau.

"I have a 職業 to do, but watching Aquino, I'm like a fan," 経営者/支配人 David Bell said. "We know what he's 有能な of doing, but it is fun to watch for me and the fans. He has an approach that he's comfortable with. He's locked in 権利 now. That ホームラン changed the complexion of the game."

Cincinnati Reds' Michael Lorenzen (21) is congratulated by Aristides Aquino after scoring during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

Cincinnati Reds' Michael Lorenzen (21) is congratulated by Aristides Aquino after 得点する/非難する/20ing during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the St. Louis 枢機けい/主要なs, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

One day after 存在 激しく揺するd for 18 攻撃する,衝突するs and 13 runs, Cincinnati pitching 限られた/立憲的な St. Louis to Matt Carpenter's second-inning 単独の ホームラン, one of five 攻撃する,衝突するs and three walks 許すd by Anthony DeSclafani in five innings. DeSclafani (8-7) struck out four.

DeSclafani's seven career 勝利,勝つs against St. Louis are three more than he has against any other team.

The 枢機けい/主要なs were 1 for 8 with 走者s in 得点する/非難する/20ing position and left 10 走者s on base.

"You can't pin everything on Miles," St. Louis 経営者/支配人 マイク Shildt said. "It was a group 成果/努力. We left 10 guys out there. We weren't able to 押し進める anything across."

The 枢機けい/主要なs 負担d the bases against Lucas Sims with one out in the sixth, but he struck out pinch-hitter Paul DeJong and got Dexter Fowler to pop up.

Michael Lorenzen 許すd one 攻撃する,衝突する and had three strikeouts in two innings. He also had two 攻撃する,衝突するs. R.J. Alaniz finished up.

The Reds roughed up Mikolas (7-13) for seven 攻撃する,衝突するs and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts in five innings. He is 1-4 over his last six starts.

"I felt like I didn't have my best stuff," said Mikolas, 0-3 in four starts against Cincinnati this season. "I had trouble keeping the ball 負かす/撃墜する. Then you make one mistake to one of their best hitters and that's the ballgame."

Senzel led off the 底(に届く) of the first with his third leadoff ホームラン and 10th 全体にわたる.

Phillip Ervin and Tucker Barnhart 選び出す/独身d to lead off the fourth, setting up Jos? Iglesias' tiebreaking sacrifice 飛行機で行く.

ON SECOND THOUGHT

Fowler was thrown out at third base by 中心 fielder Senzel trying to go from first to third on Marcell Ozuna's two-out 選び出す/独身 in the fifth inning. Yairo Munoz was thrown out at second by Ervin trying to stretch his two-out 選び出す/独身 off the left-field 塀で囲む into a 二塁打 in the eighth.

BARE CUPBOARD

With LHP Amir Garrett 一時停止するd and 1B Joey Votto (支援する), OF 足緒 Winker (支援する) and 3B Eugenio Su?rez (left thumb sprain) nursing 傷害s, the Reds went into Saturday's game with 21 healthy players, 含むing the four other 投手s in the starting rotation.

BULLPEN SHUFFLE

Trying to have as many fresh 武器 利用できる as possible in a 使い果たすd bullpen, the Reds 選択d RHP Matt Bowman to 3倍になる-A Louisville and 解任するd RHP R.J. Alaniz, whose first 外見 will be his Cincinnati debut.

THROWBACK SATURDAY

The Reds wore replicas of the uniforms worn by the 1976 team, the 11th in a 一連の 15 throwback outfits the team is wearing to help celebrate the 150th 周年記念日 of baseball's first all-professional team. The 枢機けい/主要なs wore for the 10th time this season the road 補欠/交替の/交替する "victory" blue uniforms the team wore in the 1980s. St. Louis is 1-9 in those uniforms.

CONTROL FREAK

Mikolas 始める,決める a club 記録,記録的な/記録する with his 40th 連続した start with no more than two walks. He'd been tied at 39 with Curt Davis in 1938 and 1939.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: RHP Tyler Mahle (left hamstring 緊張する) 許すd three runs on three 攻撃する,衝突するs with a walk and two strikeouts while throwing 37 pitches in 1 1/3 innings in the first 外見 of his rehab assignment with 3倍になる-A Louisville on Friday.

UP NEXT

枢機けい/主要なs: RHP Jack Flaherty (6-6) has 許すd 10 攻撃する,衝突するs and three walks with 11 strikeouts in 11 1/3 shutout innings over two starts against Cincinnati this season.

Reds: LHP Alex 支持を得ようと努めるd (1-1) has 問題/発行するd three walks and amassed 15 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings over his first four starts since coming off the 負傷させるd 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) on July 28.

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Cincinnati Reds' Jose Iglesias follows through on an RBI single off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

Cincinnati Reds' Jose Iglesias follows through on an 打点 選び出す/独身 off St. Louis 枢機けい/主要なs starting 投手 Miles Mikolas during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

St. Louis Cardinals' Dexter Fowler is tagged out at third base by Cincinnati Reds' Jose Peraza trying to advance on a single by Marcell Ozuna during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

St. Louis 枢機けい/主要なs' Dexter Fowler is tagged out at third base by Cincinnati Reds' Jose Peraza trying to 前進する on a 選び出す/独身 by Marcell Ozuna during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

Cincinnati Reds' Phillip Ervin scores on single by Jose Iglesias off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

Cincinnati Reds' Phillip Ervin 得点する/非難する/20s on 選び出す/独身 by Jose Iglesias off St. Louis 枢機けい/主要なs starting 投手 Miles Mikolas during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

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