(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals launched five home runs in a 12-5 win over the Reds at Busch Stadium. Aledmys Diaz hit a grand slam and Matt Carpenter, Jhonny Peralta, Matt Adams and Randal Grichuk also went deep for St. Louis. Adam Wainwright picked up his 13th win.
>>Cards Clash With Reds Again Tonight
(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals play the Reds again tonight at Busch Stadium. It’s the third of their four-game series, with Mike Leake starting for St. Louis and Anthony DeSclafani for Cincinnati. First pitch is at 7:15 p.m. The Cards remain a game behind the Giants for the second NL wild card spot.
>>Cubs Hold Off Pirates In Ninth
(Pittsburgh, PA) — The Cubs gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth, but held on to beat the Pirates 6-4 in Pittsburgh. Felix Pena struck out Sean Rodriguez with the bases loaded to end it. Chris Coghlan had a three-run triple for Chicago. John Lackey went five innings for his 11th win.
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