José Barrero capitalized on an unexpected starting appearance on Friday and hit a double in the ninth inning that broke the tie and led the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 win over the Sana Luis Cardinals.
The 23-year-old Cuban hit two hours after being called from the Triple A branch in Louisville to take the place of infielder Kyle Farmer, who was placed on the paternity list. Barrero was hitting .167 in 14 games in the majors before Friday.
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The two teams are in contention for the second berth to the playoffs as wild cards. The Reds came in a game behind the Padres for that walk, and the Cardinals started the night three games behind San Diego.
TJ McFarland (3-1) took the loss and Michael Lorenzen (1-2) was the winner.
For the Reds, Eugenio Suárez went 3-2 with a run scored and an produced.
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