ST. LOUIS -- There was no dispute the St. Louis Cardinals shouldnt have won on Yadier Molinas double.But they did -- because by the time Cincinnati figured out what happened, it was too late.A game with playoff implications turned on a missed call Thursday night when Molina got credit for a winning double with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Reds 4-3.I just kept my head down and kept running, Molina said. I didnt really hear or see anything.The Cardinals are one game behind San Francisco for the second NL wild-card spot. Each team has three games left.Matt Carpenter drew a one-out walk from Blake Wood (6-5). With two outs, Molinas one-hop hit clearly bounced off a sign above the left-field wall and caromed back into play.Carpenter kept running and scored from first. It should have been a ground-rule double, putting Carpenter on third. Instead, the Cardinals celebrated.Reds manager Bryan Price ran after the umpires to argue. He said he was later told he had 10 seconds after Carpenter scored to appeal for a replay.Its a terrible rule, Price said. I mean thats ridiculous.The Cardinals hurried their on-field party and zipped to the clubhouse while the Reds milled around on the field waiting for something to happen.Crew chief and plate umpire Bill Miller said he felt he gave the Reds enough time to ask for a replay.In this situation, Bryan Price did not come up to the top step, Miller told a pool reporter. I looked into the Cincinnati dugout and Bryan Price made no eye contact with me whatsoever. And then after 30 seconds, he finally realized somebody must have told him what had happened and we were walking off the field.There is no disputing that the ball hit the sign, which is considered out of play and a ground rule double should have been called.Reds left fielder Adam Duvall said the ball definitely hit the sign.I saw it. I heard it. Theres a gap in between the sign and the fence. I wasnt sure if it was in play or not, he said.Duvall retrieved the ball and made a relay home.Im not blaming the umpires. Im blaming the system, Price said. You couldnt hear anything. And then all of a sudden, someone is screaming, `the ball hit the top of the back wall. Which would have made it a ground-rule double.Price and staff didnt get the message fast enough from their video review crew.Because of the crowd noise, we couldnt hear the phone ring, Price said. There was no siren or blinking light to let you know.Said Carpenter: The balls hit, I was running as hard as I can.It was a fun way to win a game, he said.Molina and Jedd Gyorko hit solo homers for the Cardinals.Seung Hwan Oh (6-3) wound up with the win after blowing his third save in 21 tries this season.Cincinnati scored single runs in the eighth and ninth. Pinch hitter Scott Schebler had a two-out, two-strike infield single to make it 3-all.Gyorko hit his team-high 28th homer off starter Dan Straily in the second. Molina hit his eighth homer in the fifth.That was about as good as it gets for me, Gyorko said. It was a good swing.Molina said the come-from-behind win should give his club plenty of momentum going into a final weekend series with the Pirates.At the end, we put together some good at-bats, Molina said.St. Louis rookie Alex Reyes, in his fifth major league start, gave up one run on seven hits in a 99-pitch outing. He struck out six and walked two.Reyes, who lowered his ERA to 1.57, also drove in the go-ahead run with a groundout.Cincinnati closed to within 3-2 in the eighth on a double by Joey Votto and an RBI single by Duvall.Votto, who had three hits, left the game after sustaining a cut to his chin while sliding into second base. He took seven stitches.The Reds have scored first in their last seven games.TRAINERS ROOMReds: INF Brandon Phillips was held out of the lineup for the second successive game with a sore left hand suffered on a swing Monday night.Cardinals: OF Brandon Moss was given the day off. He is mired in a 7-for-95 skid.UP NEXTReds: RHP Josh Smith (3-2, 4.77) will face the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati on Friday. He will be making his second start of the season and 32nd. appearance.Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (15-9, 3.15) will oppose Pittsburgh RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 4.91) in the opener of a three-game set on Friday at Busch Stadium. Martinez is 3-5 with a 4.01 ERA lifetime against Pittsburgh. Glasnow will be making his fourth start of the season. Hydro Flask For Cheap . 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Discount Hydro Flask . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber didnt show a speck of rust. Well-rested and ready for the biggest start of his career, he wasnt going to let the Indians lose any momentum.Clevelands on some kind of roll.Fueled by a crowd that included Cavaliers star LeBron James, Kluber carried a shutout into the eighth inning and Lonnie Chisenhall connected for a three-run homer off postseason-cursed David Price, giving the Indians a 6-0 win on Friday over the Boston Red Sox and a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series.Looking healthy after a late-season leg injury, Kluber limited the AL East champions to three hits over seven innings as the overlooked Indians, who were given a slim chance of advancing before the series began, moved within one win of returning to the ALCS for the first time since 2007.We dont have the big names. We dont have the big contracts or any of that stuff, second baseman Jason Kipnis said. But we have 25 guys who love to compete and have bought into this team. Thats what weve got.As the for the Red Sox, David Ortiz and his teammates are in serious trouble and have to hope they can get things turned around Sunday in Game 3 at Fenway Park or their turnaround season will be over and Big Papis career will be done.Backs against the wall, manager John Farrell said. Its pretty clear what lies ahead of us. We go home down 0-2. (Clay) Buchholz on the mound Sunday with an attitude of no tomorrow.Chisenhall connected in the second inning off Price, who fell to 0-8 in nine playoff starts and must now face the wrath of Red Sox Nation. The left-hander lasted just 3 1/3 innings and once again crumbled with a chance to silence critics who say he cant pitch in the big game.Despite the loss, a defiant Price is convinced hell get another chance.I know my number is going to be called again to pitch another game in 2016, he said. I want it. Ill be ready.The Indians strung together four straight hits -- three of them soft singles -- to Price in a 4-0 hole after just two innings.Thats all Kluber needed. The Cy Young candidate, who hadnt pitched since straining his quadriceps on Sept. 26, had little issues with the Red Sox, who missed a chance to do some damage against him in the fourth.Kluber created the jam with two walks before getting Ortiz to swing at the first pitch and pop out. Ortiz slammed his bat to the ground in frustration and Bostons annxiety grew when Kluber struck out Hanley Ramirez looking for the final out.ddddddddddddWe talked before the game about would he be a little bit rusty or would he be really good, Indians manager Terry Francona said. He answered that question. He was terrific. You go through that lineup and dont give up runs, youre pitching.Chisenhalls start was somewhat of a surprise since he batted just .217 against lefties this season.Francona, however, likes to put his best defense behind Kluber, plus Chisenhall came in batting .364 in his career against Price. The decision paid off in a big way early as Chisenhalls liner to right in the second gave the Indians a 4-0 lead.As he neared first, Chisenhall raised his arms in triumph. The rest is a blur.I dont remember too much running around the bases, he said. I remember seeing it go out and I knew it was a home run, so I slowed down pretty quickly. It was a quick run around the bases.Before the Indians took the field, James, who led the Cavaliers to the citys first pro sports championship since 1964 in June, spoke to the crowd.Its always us against the world, James said.Right now, Clevelands on top.BEANTOWN BOUNDIf anyone knows what awaits the Indians, its Mike Napoli, who played three seasons in Boston, winning a World Series in 2013.We cant let off the pedal with their type of lineup and their fans, Napoli said. I know what its like to play there. Its going to be a crazy atmosphere. We need to stick together and keep playing like we know how to.TRIBE TIDBITSThe Indians have taken a 2-0 lead in the postseason four times. They are 2-1 with the only loss to Boston in the ALDS. ... It was Clevelands first postseason shutout since Game 1 of the 2001 ALDS against Seattle. ... Kluber joined Gene Bearden (1948 World Series Game 3) as the only Cleveland pitchers to throw at least seven shutout innings in their postseason debut.UP NEXTRed Sox: Buchholz has had interesting season. He had a 6.35 ERA in his first 10 starts and was demoted to the bullpen. He has tweaked his mechanics and strengthened Farrells trust by pitching six innings of one-hit ball in his last regular-season start.Indians: Josh Tomlin lost to the Red Sox on Aug. 15, allowing three runs in 7 2/3 innings. ' ' '
