ST. LOUIS — Tommy Edman, who uncharacteristically had grounded into a double play to snuff out a Cardinals rally in the seventh inning, got another chance in the ninth Saturday.
Needing only a single to tie the score, Edman went big, cracking a two-run, game-ending home run off Joel Kuhnel to enable the Cardinals to overcome the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, at Busch Stadium before a huge crowd of 43,832.
The home run was the first by either the Cardinals or Cincinnati in five games played between the two teams this year. Juan Yepez, replacing Harrison Bader, who had been benched for lack of effort in running out a fly ball, had singled with two out and pinch runner Edmundo Sosa had moved up on a wild pick-off throw to give Edman an opportunity after Yadier Molina had grounded into a double play
