Paul Goldschmidt's 8th Inning Double Enough For Slim Cardinals Victory

(St. Louis, MO) The St. Louis Cardinals evened up a three game series with the Cincinnati Reds at a game a piece with a 2-1 win Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.

Paul Goldschmidt doubled in the bottom of the 8th inning to give the Cardinals a lead and they’d hang on and close out the game a night after stranding the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th with three consecutive strikeouts.

Goldschmidt had two hits in the win and Nolan Arenado homered in the bottom of the 4th inning. Ryan Helsley picked up save 44 of the year.

Lance Lynn made the start after returning from the Injured List and lasted five innings, striking out seven and giving up just a run. JoJo Romero collected the win.

St. Louis (73-72) sits 6.5 games out of a wild card spot. They conclude the series with Cincinnati Thursday at 12:15pm on B104.3

Broadcast Schedule

Monday, December 23:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Detroit*
Wednesday, December 25:
11:00a, NFL, Week 17: Kansas City @ Pittsburgh
Thursday, December 26:
9:30a, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 1-Cent vs 8-SI
11:30a, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 4-Fest vs 5-AV
1:00p, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 2-Pot vs 7-SVille
2:30p, GBB, XMAS Qtrfinal: 3-Fred vs 6-SG
4:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 1-Farm vs 16-CCity
5:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 8-WC vs 9-NC
7:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 4-HBoro vs 13-DeS
8:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 5-Fest vs 12-Cent
Friday, December 27:
3:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 2-SI vs 15-Herky
5:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 7-SG vs 10-Jeff
6:30p, NHL: Nashville @ St. Louis*
7:00p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 3-Pot vs 14-AV
8:30p, BBB, XMAS 1st Rnd: 6-SVille vs 11-Fred
Saturday, December 28:
12:30p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
2:30p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
4:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
5:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
7:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
8:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Qtrfinal
Sunday, December 29:
1:30p, NHL: Buffalo @ St. Louis*
Monday, December 30:
5:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
7:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Semifinal
Tuesday, December 31:
10:00a, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament 5th Place
12:00p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 9th Place
1:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 5th Place
3:00p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament 3rd Place
3:30p, NHL, Winter Classic: St. Louis @ Chicago*
4:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament 3rd Place
6:00p, GBB: Central Christmas Tournament Championship
7:30p, BBB: Central Christmas Tournament Championship
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+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3