(St. Louis, MO) — Jesse Winker was 3-for-3 with three RBI as the Reds cruised past the Cardinals 9-1 in St. Louis. Dilson Herrera added a three-run pinch homer and Scooter Gennett also went deep for Cincinnati. Matt Harvey tossed five frames of one-run ball and the Reds bullpen allowed just one-walk the final four innings. Harvey picked up the win as Cincinnati improved to 42-and-52. Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez surrendered three-runs over five innings to take the loss. Yadier Molina drove in the St. Louis run as it fell to 47-and-45.
(San Diego, CA) — Javier Baez took advantage of a pair of errors in the 10th inning and scored the go-ahead run as the Cubs outlasted the Padres 5-4 in San Diego. Anthony Rizzo laced an RBI double in the ninth to tie things up at four-apiece and force the extra inning for Chicago. Pedro Strop got the win and Brandon Morrow notched his 21st save of the season. The Cubs improved to 53-and-38. Travis Jankowski homered for the Padres and Adam Cimber was charged with the loss. San Diego has dropped three in-a-row to fall to 40-and-57.
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