While one Cardinals rookie silenced the Reds through seven innings Tuesday night at Busch Stadium, another Cardinals rookie produced a long-awaited offensive lift that supported his starter and helped propel his team to a win.

In the third inning, as starter Michael McGreevy worked around some early traffic vs. Cincinnati to protect a 1-0 lead provided by a sacrifice fly from Nolan Arenado, shortstop Thomas Saggese connected on a two-run home run to mark his second of the season and first since early April.

Saggese’s blast to left field extended the Cardinals' lead, which would be protected by McGreevy’s first scoreless outing since pitching six scoreless innings vs. the Cubs on Aug. 8. The 3-0 shutout win over the Reds at Busch Stadium was completed with scoreless innings of relief by J

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