TALK OF THE TOWN AUG. 27:ALLEN CRAIG LIFTS CARDINALS TO WIN

Reds at Cardinals

Bottom 3rd, 4-0 Reds, but 2 on for the Cardinals and Matt Holliday homers to right and that cuts the lead to 4-3. Bottom 7th, 5-4 Reds, bases loaded for the cards and Allen Craig hits a grand slam to right field and the Cardinals have taken the lead 8-5.

CIN 6 6 0
STL 8 8 1

CIN (74-58) STL (77-54)

Key Players

(CIN) Bruce       2-4 HR (25), 2 R
(CIN) Votto       0-3
(STL) Holliday 1-3 HR (18), 3 RBI
(STL) Craig        3-4 GS (18), 2B

Pitching

W:(STL) Martinez (1-1) 2 IP, ER, K
L:(CIN) Parra (1-3) 1/3 IP, ER, 0 K
S:(STL) Mujica (35)

NL Central Top 3

# Team         W-L      GB

1 Cardinals 77-54   —
2 Pirates    76-54     1/2
3 Reds         74-58  3 1/2

NL Wild Card Top 3

# Team                      W-L      GB

1 Pirates                 76-54    +2
2 Reds                     74-58     —
3 Diamondbacks 66-63   6 1/2