CINCINNATI — The Cardinals scratched out a late-night win after a long rain delay on Sunday night, but their bats never quite woke up after they traveled in the middle of the night/early in the morning to begin their series against the Cincinnati Reds.The Cardinals were held to just five hits in a 3-1 loss to the Reds in the first game of a threegame series at Great American Ball Park in a Memorial Day matinee on Monday afternoon. The loss snapped a five-game win streak for the Cardinals, who entered the day within a game of reaching .500.Paul Goldschmidt’s firstinning home run accounted for all the scoring for the Cardinals, who fell to 25-27 at the start of their longest road trip of the season, a nine-game, 10-day trek that will feature stops in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.Goldschmidt went 1 for 4 with his seventh home run of the season.Cardinals rookie shortstop Masyn Winn went 1 for 4, and his third inning single to center field extended his hitting streak to 16 consecutive games. That’s the longest by a Cardinals rookie since Jordan Walker hit in 17 straight games last season.Alec Burleson (1 for 4) and Dylan Carlson (1 for 3) had the other hits for the Cardinals.The Cardinals, who played on Sunday night after a 2-hour and 33-minute rain delay, left four men on base and had just one at-bat with a runner in scoring position (0 for 1).Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn allowed three runs, just one earned, on five hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked three. The lone earned run he allowed came on a solo home run.The Cardinals have now committed at least one error in 12 consecutive games, the firs time they club had such a streak since they committed errors in 12 straight games from Sept. 27, 1976-April 14, 1977.First-inning fireworks Goldschmidt’s third home run in a span of less than 24 hours gave the Cardinals a brief onerun advantage when he blasted a first-pitch fastball over the inner third of the plate for a solo home run with two outs in the first inning.Goldschmidt hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats on Sunday night against the Chicago Cubs, and his home run on Monday marked the first time this season he ‘d homered in consecutive games. He’s now collected a hit in 13 of his last 14 games. His ...
