It was a DIY-type of night for Bronson Arroyo at Busch Stadium on Tuesday.
The offense did little to support Arroyo’s well-pitched outing in a 2-1 loss to the Cardinals that hinged on Matt Holliday’s two-run homer in the sixth inning. Even if Cincinnati had provided a tad more octane vs. lefty Jaime Garcia, neither its closer nor its backup closer was available. Garcia made that a moot point with his eight solid innings.
Arroyo threw only 78 pitches over seven innings, and never with a runner in scoring position. It still wasn’t enough.
“Right now, as a staff, we’re doing our job,” said Arroyo, who gave up two runs and six hits with one walk and no strikeouts. “We wished we were getting a few more wins out of these quality starts, but that’s just the way the games are going. Guys on the other side are doing their job as well. It’s always a battle.”
The Reds have scored just 15 runs over their last eight games.
Garcia matched Arroyo with zeros until the top of the fifth inning. A two-out RBI double to the wall in left field by Shin-Soo Choo scored Derrick Robinson and gave Cincinnati a one-run lead.
The only two Cardinals runners to reach second base would pass right through. In the sixth, after Carlos Beltran hit a one-out single, Holliday pulled a 3-2 curveball for a low liner into the seats in left-center for the homer that put St. Louis ahead and ended a 17-inning scoreless streak for the Reds’ rotation.
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