With the Cardinals’ third grand slam of the season, second baseman Kolten Wong powered his club to a 4-1 win on Monday to open a three-game series against the Reds at Busch Stadium.
A Jay Bruce sacrifice fly gave the Reds an early 1-0 lead against Cardinals starter Lance Lynn, who entered the night averaging just 2.72 runs of support per game. Wong gave him more than that with one swing, helping the Cards capitalize in an inning they opened with consecutive hits off Reds starter Raisel Iglesias.
“It was great,” Wong said. “It’s one of those that when you hit it, you know you’ve hit it with everything you’ve got, so if it doesn’t go out, it’s a tough time. That’s everything I had.”
Iglesias did not allow another run over his six-inning start. It marked the second time in Iglesias’ seven career starts that he finished at least six innings. Lynn went seven deep en route to his eighth win, and extended the Cardinals’ winning streak against Cincinnati to six games.
“What happened after I gave up the leadoff double to [Yadier Molina], I tried to be perfect,” Iglesias said through translator Tomas Vera. “I tried to not commit any mistakes when having the guy on second. It took me to what happened — load the bases and consequently give up the home run at the end.”
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