Sweep, Then Rest: Cardinals Take 4 Straight Heading Into Citi Field

CIN  0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 3
STL  0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 -- 5

McGreevy delivered a quality start (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) and the Cardinals broke a 2-2 game open with a three-run fifth -- Walker's RBI double scored Burleson, then Torres turned on a Lowder mistake for a two-run homer. Velazquez and Scott II added an insurance run in the eighth on a pair of Cincinnati infield errors. Three-game sweep of the Reds, four-game winning streak heading into the off day.

PREDICTION GRADES

CORRECT -- McGreevy strikeouts: McGreevy posted 5 K in 6.0 IP. Threshold: 4+. 5 >= 4.

CORRECT -- CIN TTO1 scoring: Cincinnati plated 2 runs in the top of the 3rd on back-to-back McLain and Stephenson homers off McGreevy. Threshold: 2+ runs in innings 1-3. 2 >= 2.

CORRECT -- Burleson reaches base: Burleson went 1-for-4 with 1 BB = 2 reaches. Threshold: 2+. 2 >= 2.

CORRECT -- Lowder walks: Lowder issued 5 BB in 3.0 IP. Threshold: 3+. 5 >= 3.

INCONCLUSIVE -- Suarez HR: Suarez did not appear in the Reds lineup; prediction rolled over from a prior report.

Hit rate: 4/4 (100%) -- inconclusive predictions excluded from denominator.