It's baseball time in ST Louis. We wrap up the home stand, the rubber game of our set with the Cincinnati Reds and now the Redbirds ace Sonny Gray has a chance to win the series outright. Jonathan India ready to go. That one stroked to center with goods. That's how the game starts for sunny one up, one down. De La Cruz over his last six got to be able to keep this guy under wraps. Sonny is going for the strikeout here and De La Cruz will do that as he does with a swing and a Miss sweeper down and in gets it for Cruz strike out number 195. Tyler Stevenson is batting third today for the Reds swinging for the sweeper and it's a 123 inning for Gray with the Cardinals coming up. Jacob Juni, who's undefeated this year for the Reds and coming off an outstanding start against the Mets last time out now sends a fly ball to center field, fading back is Friedel to make the catch and that's the first out. Mason is retired for the first out here in the first inning. Here's the pitch to Alec Burleson. It's on the ground to first handled by France behind the bag , spinning stop pops to his feet. Races to the bag to beat Burleson to the base three unassisted and Paul is coming up pitch grounds this one weekly to daily Cruz Short. He fields and flips it over to first in plenty of time. And that's a three up three down first for Jacob Jus in the second inning. The leadoff batter is TJ as this ball to the right. There's out number one and now Spencer steer Sony's sweeper is exploding and he's got his third strikeout. He's one away from 190 in 155 innings. Tyran is next five up, five down for Gray. A swing and a shot on one hop. Golds loses the ball out of his glove, picks up, throws to Gray to get the out nice play. What a great stop by go taking a hit away from France. Jacob Junis in the driver's seat gets the swing and miss from Jordan Walker. Second strikeout for that, a three pitch strikeout, two sinkers and a slider and not one of those pitches was over 91 swing and a miss back to back strikeouts for Jacob June as he a sinking fastball right by the left handed hitting center fielder and that will face Mason for the second time off has been tough to come by on this series with the Reds. Take care of that ambush. The Cardinals have the one lead. There was some aggression in that swing right there by the young Mason win his 13th of the season. Not wasting any time. You know that Jacob Juni likes to throw his slider. Will. He hung one right here 399 ft shot for Mason and Sonny Gray will face the top of the Reds order here in the fourth inning. Nine up, nine down for Gray. Four strikeouts. The 2 to 2 pitch is a called strike three. Frozen with a fastball so many sweepers away, but that was a fastball that cut over the outside corner in the back door and he strikes out two nasty pitch and back to back strikeouts. In fact, three in a row for Gray , that is disgusting right here. Tyler Stevenson. He punched out in the first inning. The breaking ball is a called strike 34 straight strikeouts. Now for Sonny Gray, we go to the bottom of the 4th 1 to 0. Cardinale struck out 7/4 perfect innings to this point. Spencer steers zero for one. He struck out tries to punt. Gray's got it. Fires to first and the stretch in time gold held the bag in a one run game. Why not Steer, tried to punt and almost beat it out but he's out. Number two, good play right here and that is out. Number two, Tyran is next driven to right center retreats. Sonny Gray is perfect through five innings. He pitches, he leads one something special brewing stadium. Jake Fraley leads off the Reds sixth inning 1 to 0. Cardinals. Sonny Gray back to work perfect through five. He's gone as many as seven hitless innings on his career. That base hit Perfecto and no, no spoiled on one swing by Jake Fraley. The first red to reach Sonny Gray has allowed his first hit on pitch number 60 of the game, but a great start for Gray. He'll get a nice ovation pitch here to Santiago Espinal will Benson waiting on deck. If you get two on here to start the inning, you got to believe that will Benson might be bunting. It gets that far. 30 pitch is inside ball, four, a single walk and started the Reds sixth inning. So from no base runners through 52 base runners, but nobody out here in the six. Now we'll see how David Bell and the Reds play this right hander. Gray sets Benson squares. He bunts and that one got his hand. He bunted it right off of his, which is the worst nightmare for a hitter. And now tomas Vera and David Bell are quickly out to check on. Will Benson bunted that right off of his hand. Benson is in some serious pain. I don't know if he's going to be able to continue this at bat. He's going to come out. So that's going to be it for Will Benson trying to get the bunt down. So we're going to have a different batter with runners at 1st and 2nd. Nobody out. It's going to be Ahmed Rosario strike out for that double play in order. Now it's still 1 to 0. Cardinals. Jonathan India at the plate. He has flied out to center field and struck out looking for a ball that is thrown, base hit wave is on, they'll test new ball from medium left. He doesn't even try to throw hold Jake Fraley in and scores from second. Jonathan India ties the game. Friedel standing in with the bases loaded and two away. Now slowly hit ground ball arena gets to it throws to first got it. Friedel is out leaving the bases loaded. The Reds have tied it. We go to the bottom of the 6th 1 to 1 to go to the bullpen time. Carson SPS in tries to put it into a beauty. Everybody back Mason after the homer lays down a putt Reds for whatever reason have had alex number this year. He is three for 41 time to change that. So Spier greeted the Cardinals trying to punch back here and take the lead back for Sonny Gray. Arenado has popped out twice 1st and 2nd 1 out. Now for Nolan and ball four bases are loaded and now Lars becomes the key man. He bats with the bases loaded, going back into the corner, adjusts his route makes the catch win. Will tag and score. Burleson did not tag it and sacrifice the Cardinals have the lead. It's time for the home seventh. It's time for this kid to get his first big league hit 21. Cardinals lead it and a little flair. That's gonna be the first big league knock Thomas gets a souvenir and a big ovation. Congratulations to Thomas si and the crowd here 30,000 plus love that moment. And Brendan Donovan is going to bat for Jordan Walker here, Cardinals trying to extend a one run lead. It's a 21 game hit hard down the right field line to the wall and it's gone for pitch home run and the Cardinals lead 4 to 1. That's the insurance they were looking for. Donny has been swinging the bat so well of late and the Cardinals have extended their lead here in the bottom of the seventh inning. One for two with the sac fly in an RB. I drive a long way to left center Fried. He's not getting bounce the game for his first two hits of the series. Herrera rolls out and now with two outs, a chance for his first big league RB. I see what he can do here. The pitch that first, first multi hit game two. So two souvenirs for the family , the first hit. Now the first RB, I Then a walk to Donovan, a walk to Ciani. The Cardinals have the bases loaded two outs mason win and chops it short career from de la Cruz and the Cardinals have a five run lead one more out to get today for a series win for Saint Louis. Jake Fraley stands in the way of that on the ground. How is that? So, got it. Cardinals win it 6 to 1. That is your final and unforgettable day for Thomas JC. What a series for that young man?