Cards 6 Reds 1
Jakob Junis allowed one run over five innings, but the Cardinals broke open a 1-1 game with five runs off Carson Spiers over the final three innings to take the series.
The Reds scored five runs in the three game series: 3-1-1. They totaled 16 hits. They scored fewer than two runs in a game for the 34th time this season.
They fall to 71-77 and must go 10-4 to finish at the .500 mark.
Sonny Gray was perfect, 15 up and 15 down, before a Jake Fraley single to open the 6th. He threw 34 pitches in the inning, allowing 2 H, 2 BB, but just one run.
Will Benson exited after being hit on the fingers while attempting a sacrifice bunt in the 6th.
Offense: 4 H, 3 BB, 11 K
Elly: H, BB
India: H, BB, RBI
Fraley: H, R
Junis: 5 IN, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 69 pitches. Since August 7: 27 IN, 13 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 20 K, ERA 1.33 over 10 appearances,
Bullpen: Spiers 2.2 IN, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER
How they scored:
6th India RBI 1B, 1-1