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Good to get that first win last night and now we look to take the series against the defending National League Champion, Reds. We’ll have Lance Lynn on the mound, taking on Mat Latos. Mike is going with a new approach to his lineup today.

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CARDINALS (1-1)
1. Kolten Wong, 2B
2. Jon Jay, CF
3. Yadier Molina, C
4. Allen Craig, RF
5. Matt Holliday, LF
6. Matt Adams, 1B
7. David Freese, 3B
8. Leury Garcia, SS
9. Lance Lynn, RHP

[COLOR=”Red”]MM: I’m not in love with having back-to-back lefties at the top of the order, but Garcia hasn’t looked comfortable after getting a base-hit to start the season. I still really like Jay as our No. 2 hitter. Molina-Craig-Holliday-Adams will provide the punch and then Freese and Garcia can get things started again.

REDS (1-1)
1. Billy Hamilton, SS
2. Omar Infante, 2B
3. Joey Votto, 1B
4. Jay Bruce, RF
5. Devin Mesoraco, C
6. Todd Frazier, 3B
7. Brandon Phillips, 2B
8. Josh Fellhauer, CF
9. Mat Latos, RHP

*Same lineup in all three games of the series for Dusty Baker and the Reds.

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@dgold Kolten Wong gets nod at lead off and responds with double to start game for #stlcards.
@dgold Wong scores on Allen Craig RBI base-hit to give #stlcards 1-0 lead.
@jenohgosh Latos gets out of trouble in first allowing just one run. After a half inning, #stlcards 1, #Reds 0
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@zlamick Big start for Lance Lynn. They are all big, but he has a lot to prove. Trouble in 1st inning, but holds them to one run
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@dgold For 2nd straight inning, #stlcards start inning with a 2B off Latos - this time Freese. But hes stranded. 1-1 game.
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@JoseSantos Uh-oh. Votto struck out first two times up for #Reds and now he is exiting the game with what appears to be a back injury. #staytuned
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@jenohgosh Wow! Lynner with a RBI base hit to help himself. Scores Matt Adams. 2-1 @Cardinals. Fellow pitchers loving it.
@dgold Wong follows Lynn’s RBI hit with one of his own. Lynn looks lost on base paths and thrown out at 3B to end the threat. 3-1 good guys.
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@zlamick Lynn gets 11-in-a-row before Hamilton gets his 2nd infield hit of the game.
@Reds Speedster Billy Hamilton steals his first (of many) base of the season against Yadier Molina. #RedsMovin
@jenohgosh Lynn bears down and gets Infante with Hamilton looming at 2B after hit and SB. Lynn through 5 IP, @Cardinals lead 3-1
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@zlamick Lynn really has answered the call today. Gets 7 more in a row before walk to Infante ends his day at 107 pitches.
@Cardinals Official line on Lynn: 7.1 IP, 4 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K. 107 pitches; 72 strikes.
@dgold Spring sensation Jhan Marinez makes his @Cardinals debut in big spot. Gets Cozart on a weak ground ball to end threat. Rosenthal warming.
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@Cardinals That’s a winner! #stlcards beat #Reds 3-1. WP-Lynn (1-0) SV-Rosenthal (2)

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Great win today. We'll have a happy flight to Pittsburgh. Good to see some production at the top of the order with Wong. Jay struggled through that series, but we believe he'll be just fine. Lance Lynn really had a great outing and that was great to see. Matheny did a nice job getting Marinez in a high leverage situation early on and just needed to get one out - that will build confidence. Off to Pittsburgh with a 2-1 record.