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The beginning of this Cardinals baseball season has already been characterized by the energetic style of play of the young ballclub as well as the energetic atmosphere inside the ballpark, yet outfielder Jordan Walker described Lars Nootbaar, who came back off the injured list and offseason heel surgery this weekend, as the 鈥渉eart and core鈥� of the group鈥檚 energy.

Even though he鈥檚 become one of the elder statesmen of the current Cardinals roster, Nootbaar still brings an infectious energy and vibrant personality to the clubhouse and the dugout.

In the moments after he saw a review overturn what would have been Ball 4 to walk in the game-tying run Sunday at Busch Stadium, Cardinals closer Riley O鈥橞rien had to compose himself, knowing he鈥檇 need to make the next pitch to seal a win vs. the Reds.

Pitching with the Cardinals leading 6-5, O鈥橞rien had retired the first two batters he faced in the ninth as he looked to close out a comeback propelled by Lars Nootbaar鈥檚 two-run homer an inning prior. A ninth inning that began with outs against the first two batters O'Brien faced looked as if it would slip away from the righty as he allowed two singles, a walk that loaded the bases and fell into a 3-1 count against Reds slugger Sal Stewart.

Lars Nootbaar's two-run homer in the eighth put the Cardinals ahead and an ABS challenge in the ninth kept them there in a 6-5 win Saturday vs. the Reds.

Here's what manager Oliver Marmol as well as Nootbaar, Masyn Winn, Riley O'Brien, Matthew Liberatore and Jose Fermin had to say afterwards.

Unable to make the most of their scoring chances as they threatened to make a late comeback vs. the Reds, the swing the Cardinals needed to launch them to a win on Saturday at Busch Stadium came from the hitter who didn't get a chance to take a swing in the sixth.

Lars Nootbaar, who intentionally walked during his pinch-hit at-bat with runners on second and third in the sixth inning, belted a 433-foot, two-run homer to right-center field that gave the Cardinals the runs they needed to complete a 6-5 comeback win over the Reds.听

Hunter Dobbins next appearance for the Cardinals will be as a starter.听

Since his second call up of the season on May 31, the Cardinals' made efforts to keep the right-hander ready for a start, despite him working out of the bullpen in his last two appearances. He is now scheduled for a start sometime in the next week as the Cardinals shift, once again, to a six-man rotation.听

For a third straight game, rookie second baseman is out of the Cardinals lineup for the third straight day as he deals with groin tightness.

The Cardinals and Reds continue a three-game series with a 1:15 p.m. first pitch Saturday at Busch Stadium. 最新杏吧原创 used a six-run inning to win Friday's opener 10-3.

Lars Nootbaar felt like he didn鈥檛 really 鈥渟quare up鈥� the first ball he put in play Friday night in a start that marked his first appearance in the Cardinals鈥� lineup this season.

Batting from the leadoff spot while JJ Wetherholt, the Cardinals' primary leadoff hitter, rested, Nootbaar offered at a 92 mph sinker Reds starter Brady Singer threw low and away on the second pitch of his first at-bat of the year. Nootbaar grounded the sinker with a 76 mph exit velocity. The roller had an expected batting average of .060, per Statcast, and forced shortstop Edwin Arroyo to range to his right and field the ball to his backhand after starting the play positioned nearly behind the second base bag.

Just a week before the Route 66 Centennial celebrations began, the city of Springfield (Missouri), Springfield Cardinals and other partners announced the renaming of the city's baseball field, from Hammons Field to Route 66 Stadium.

More than a month later, and with all signage swiftly changed, no details have been released publicly regarding the renaming. The change in name was announced as "a first-of-its-kind" collaboration between the city, Springfield Cardinals, Missouri State Bears Baseball, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Mercy.