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Dropped final out ultimately costs Reds as ninth-inning comeback bid falls short against Cardinals

Yahoo Sports • August 20, 2026 • general

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The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds combined for 10 runs in the ninth inning, with the Cardinals ultimately winning 10-9 after a dramatic late-game rally at Great American Ball Park.
A critical error by Reds' Dane Myers on a routine fly ball allowed the Cardinals to score the game-tying and go-ahead runs, sparking a four-run surge in the ninth inning.
The Reds had taken a 5-4 lead in the sixth inning thanks to a Matt McLain grand slam but fell short despite a furious bottom-of-the-ninth rally that loaded the bases with two outs.
McLain, who was a hero earlier in the game, lined out with the bases loaded in the ninth, sealing the Cardinals' victory in a back-and-forth series between the NL Central rivals.
The Cardinals won three of the five games in the series, while the Reds managed only three wins during their eight-game homestand, remaining last in their division.

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