(Cincinnati, OH) — Jedd Gyorko drove in the go-ahead run in the tenth inning as the Cardinals beat the Reds 7-6 in Cincinnati. Jose Martinez homered twice and drove in four runs and Yairo Munoz also homered for St. Louis. Bud Norris blew the save in the ninth inning but ended up with the win and John Brebbia locked down the save. The Cardinals have won two-straight. Joey Votto and Jesse Winker had run-producing singles in the ninth as the Reds rallied to tie it. Matt Harvey gave up five runs over six innings in a no-decision and Raisel Iglesias took the loss for Cincinnati. The Reds have dropped 22-of-32 home games.
(Chicago, IL) — Mike Montgomery tossed six innings of one-run ball as the Cubs nipped the Pirates 3-1 at Wrigley Field. Montgomery worked around seven hits and a walk for the win and Pedro Strop locked down his first save. Anthony Rizzo plated the go-ahead run with a sac-fly in the first and Ben Zobrist had two RBI.. Chicago has won three-straight and 10-of-12. Starling Marte drove in the .Pittsburgh run. Chad Kuhl took the loss. The Pirates have lost 15 of their last 20.
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