Cardinals conclude shutout of Reds with leaping catch at the wall
ST. LOUIS — Ryan Helsley closed for his major league-leading 29th consecutive save and Alec Burleson drove in the lone run, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
Helsley pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Left fielder
Brendan Donovan made a leaping catch in front of the wall in left to end the game.
Helsley hasn’t blown a save since March 30, his first outing of the season against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Helsley did earn the victory in that game.
With one more save, Helsley will tie the 30 saves that Hall of Famer Lee Smith posted in 1993 before the MLB All-Star Game, a Cardinals record.
Andre Pallante (4-3) pitched 51/3 scoreless innings, checking the Reds on four hits. He struck out five while, walked three and hit a batter.
Pallante wriggled out of a two-out bases-loaded jam in the fifth by getting Elly De La Cruz to ground out.
Frankie Montas (3-6), who signed as a free agent in the offseason, allowed one run on two hits in six innings.
The Cardinals scored on a sacrifice fly by Burleson in the third inning. Michael Siani led off with a double and took third on a ground out.
Transaction
Reds: Selected C Austin Wynns from Triple A-Louisville.
They also placed C Tyler Stephenson on the paternity list, and designated OF
Peyton Burdick for assignment.
Trainers room
Reds: OF Jake Fraley (right calf contusion) and 3B Jeimer Candelario (hamstring tendinitis) each missed their third straight game.
Neither player is expected to require an IL stint.