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August 11, 2010 8:45 AM ET
Cardinals 8, Reds 4
Yadier Molina jawed with Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips in the first inning Tuesday night, sparking a benches-clearing fight, and the Cardinals followed their catcher's lead to an 8-4 victory that moved St. Louis back into first place in the NL Central. The Cardinals are now 9-5 vs Cincinnati this season and St. Louis improves to 7-3 overall in their last 10 games. Matt Holliday (4-5, 3 RBI) has an RBI in 6 straight games, matching his career high. Yadier Molina hits his 6th career HR vs Reds, tied for his most vs any team. Jaime Garcia, despite allowing 3+ runs for the 3rd straight start, improves to 3-0 this season vs the Reds.
Game Recap | Box Score | MLB Standings - 2010
YOUR TURN: The Reds and Cardinals have occupied the top two spots in their division - in either order - every day for the last three months, with one team never more than three games ahead of the other. Since 1900, there have been only two longer streaks of two league or division rivals maintaining the top two spots with no lead bigger than three games.
The Associated Press and ESPN stats and Information Group contributed to this report.
Yadier Molina jawed with Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips in the first inning Tuesday night, sparking a benches-clearing fight, and the Cardinals followed their catcher's lead to an 8-4 victory that moved St. Louis back into first place in the NL Central. The Cardinals are now 9-5 vs Cincinnati this season and St. Louis improves to 7-3 overall in their last 10 games. Matt Holliday (4-5, 3 RBI) has an RBI in 6 straight games, matching his career high. Yadier Molina hits his 6th career HR vs Reds, tied for his most vs any team. Jaime Garcia, despite allowing 3+ runs for the 3rd straight start, improves to 3-0 this season vs the Reds.
Game Recap | Box Score | MLB Standings - 2010
YOUR TURN: The Reds and Cardinals have occupied the top two spots in their division - in either order - every day for the last three months, with one team never more than three games ahead of the other. Since 1900, there have been only two longer streaks of two league or division rivals maintaining the top two spots with no lead bigger than three games.
The Associated Press and ESPN stats and Information Group contributed to this report.
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