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The Cardinals (73-69) took two of three games over the weekend
while handing the Reds (75-69) their sixth consecutive series
loss.
Cardinals starting pitcher J.A. Happ and four relievers allowed
only five hits by the Reds, who lost for the fifth time in their
last seven games.
St. Louis won for the fourth time in the last five games to
tighten the National League wild-card race.
Happ (9-8) allowed just two hits and one walk in 5 1/3 innings.
Luis Garcia, T.J. McFarland, Genesis Cabrera and Giovanny
Gallegos combined to allow just three hits the rest of the way.
Gallegos got the last three outs to earn his eighth save.
Reds starting pitcher Sonny Gray (7-7) worked seven innings and
allowed just two hits besides the Arenado homer. He struck out
six and walked only one.
The Cardinals got the only runs they needed in the first when
Tyler O'Neill hit a two-out single and Arenado followed with his
home run.
In the past two games, Arenado has had a triple, two homers and
five RBIs.
Happ had to work out of trouble in the third inning. Asdrubal
Cabrera reached on an error leading off and Jonathan India hit a
two-out single. But Tyler Stephenson grounded out to strand
them.
Gray settled in and did not allow another hit until Tommy Edman
hit a one-out single in the sixth inning. After Edman stole
second base, Paul Goldschmidt drew a walk.
But Gray struck out O'Neill and got Arenado to fly out to end
the threat.
Delino DeShields hit a leadoff double in the eighth inning off
Cabrera. The Reds failed to capitalize, though, as Jose Barrero
struck out, India flied out, and Stephenson struck out.
Mike Moustakas hit a two-out double in the ninth inning off
Gallegos, but Max Schrock struck out to end the game.
--Field Level Media
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