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St. Louis has lost six of seven, falling to
73-78 and 4 1/2 games behind the Mets.
Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, recovered from a strained
right shoulder that had sidelined him since July 30, singled on
the first pitch he saw and added his first double at home since
April 14. First baseman Willson Contreras was removed for a
pinch hitter in the seventh inning because of tightness in his
right biceps.
Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, who entered hitting .163 in
September (8 for 49), was dropped from third to seventh in the
batting order and went 1 for 3 with a pair of walks.
St. Louis led 4-3 in the seventh before Matt McLain hit a
two-run double and scored on TJ Friedl's single. The Cardinals
tied the score 6-6 in the bottom half on RBI singles by Brendan
Donovan and Iván Herrera.
Sal Stewart singled and Stephenson walked in the eighth against
Ryan Fernandez (0-4), and Will Benson hit a bases-loaded
sacrifice fly off Kyle Leahy for a 7-6 lead.
Stewart, who hit his fourth homer in eight games in the second
inning, added a run-scoring infield hit in the ninth on a
one-hopper off the glove of Leahy, who tried for a
behind-his-back grab only for the ball to bounced toward
shortstop. Stephenson followed with a drive off the left-center
field wall.
Connor Phillips (3-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth.
Key moment
Cincinnati starter Zack Littell retired 12 straight batters
before St. Louis' three-run rally in the sixth.
Key stat
Stephenson went 2 for 4 with three RBIs.
Up next
Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (9-6, 2.79 ERA) and Cardinals RHP
Michael McGreevy (6-3, 4.44) start Tuesday.
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