After the Tuesday game was rained out and a doubleheader played Wednesday, Thursday's 12:40 p.m. game entered a rain delay with the Reds leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning at Great American Ball Park. Andrew Abbott started the game for the Reds. Matthew Liberatore was the starter for the Cardinals.

A 97-minute delay abbreviated Matthew Liberatore's start and pushed the Cardinals into bullpen choices to preserve arms, not chase, in a 9-1 loss to Cincinnati.

The Reds-Nats game is underway after a 1:51 rain delay. Update, 7:10 p.m.: Friday's originally-scheduled 6:10 p.m. game between the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals is scheduled to start at 8 p.

Its Thursday, May 1 and the Cardinals (14-17) are in Cincinnati wrapping up a four-game series against the Reds (16-15). Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Andrew Abbott for Cincinnati.

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