Photos: Donovan's two-run homer secures St. Louis Cardinals victory over the Cincinnati Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals secured a 6-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds after Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the team the lead on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals rookie infielder Thomas Saggese is soaked by teammates including Michael Siani, left, after getting his first MLB hits and RBI on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Reds at Busch Stadium.
Kolsen Carroll, 8, from Eddyville, Ky., gets his baseball signed by St. Louis Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, before a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
President of Cor Jesu Academy, Sister Marie Krupp, high-fives Fredbird after throwing out the first pitch on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, before a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray warms up before a game against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar gets a base hit in the first inning Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera walks back towards the dugout after striking out in the inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray throws in the first inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, against the Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Masyn Winn hits a flyout in the first inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Masyn Winn tosses his bat after hitting home run in the third inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals Masyn Winn is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a home run in the third inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, against the Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado hits foul ball in the fourth inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Braxton, left, 9, dances with his friends Mason McCloskey, 9, and Logan Jackson, 9, all from Imperial, in between innings on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a St. Louis Cardinals game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera rounds first base after hitting a double in the fifth inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera slides into second base after hitting a double in the fifth inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andrew Kittredge jogs onto the field in the eighth inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Matthew Souden, from Grayville, Ill., smiles and tosses up the baseball he caught from St. Louis Cardinals Brendan Donovan’s two-run homer in the seventh inning on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Sister Catherine Antin, from Imperial, takes a moment in between innings on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a St. Louis Cardinals game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Sister Carol Sonsone, left, from Imperial, sits alongside her fellow Sisters on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Matthew Liberatore, left, pulls up his eyelids to make a creepy face in an attempt to make Ryan Fernandez laugh in the bullpen on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, during a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera holds his hands up as JoJo Romero receives a high-five from Brendan Donovan on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, after a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Zachary Linhares
Photographer
Cardinals starter Sonny Gray had his bid at perfection end after five innings in a 6-1 win over the Reds at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals rookie Thomas Saggese collected his first hit and RBI on Thursday while adding another defensive gem to his first impressions at the big league level.
