St. Louis pitcher Lance Lynn looked impressive in his first start since July, giving up just five hits and one run in five innings, as the Cardinals beat Cincinnati 2-1 Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.
Ryan Helsley earns his National League-leading 44th save, as St. Louis improves to 73-72 on the season. The Cardinals are now ten-and-a-half games behind first-place Milwaukee in the National League Central, and they’re six-and-a-half games back in the wild card race.
St. Louis hosts the Reds this afternoon at 12:15 in the rubber game of the three-game series: pregame coverage with Tom Ackerman begins at 11:20 on 939 the Eagle.
