Cardinals Rally, Pozo's Walk-Off Single Downs Reds 6-5 in 11th

Saturday, June 21st, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- Yohel Pozo had a two-out RBI single in the 11th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.

The Cardinals overcame a 5-2 deficit, tying it in the ninth on Nolan Arenado's leadoff homer off Emilio Pagán. Alec Burleson had a two-run homer and an RBI single for St. Louis.

Phil Maton (1-2), the Cardinals' sixth pitcher, threw one inning for the victory. Rookie Chase Petty (0-3), the eighth Reds pitcher, gave up the deciding hit to Pozo.

Reds star Elly De La Cruz, who overcame getting sick on the field in the fourth inning, hit a changeup 435 feet to center in the seventh for his team-leading 17th homer and a 5-2 lead.

With two outs in the fourth, the game was halted after De La Cruz — who also had a triple — vomited. After the trainer came out, De La Cruz remained in the game. Two ground crew members cleaned up the spot at shortstop.

Matt McClain had three hits for the Reds.

Key moment

In the second inning, De La Cruz tripled when the ball eluded center fielder Victor Scott II. The relay throw bounced by Arenado. Pitcher Sonny Gray was backing up the play and De La Cruz took off for home. A fastball from Gray easily nabbed the sliding De La Cruz.

Key stat

The Cardinals are 6-2 in extra innings. The Reds are 1-6.

Up next

Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (4-4, 4.35) was set to face LHP Andrew Abbott (6-1, 1.84) on Sunday in the series finale.

In summary

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in 11 innings on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Yohel Pozo hit the game-winning RBI single. The Cardinals came back from a 5-2 deficit, highlighted by Nolan Arenado's ninth-inning tying home run and Alec Burleson's contributions. Phil Maton earned the win, while Chase Petty took the loss. For the Reds, Elly De La Cruz hit a home run despite feeling ill during the game, and Matt McClain had three hits. St. Louis improved to 6-2 in extra innings, while Cincinnati fell to 1-6 in extras. The series concludes Sunday with Miles Mikolas pitching for the Cardinals against Andrew Abbott for the Reds.

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