The St. Louis Cardinals evened the series with the Cincinnati Reds with a 13-4 win at Great American Ballpark. Game three of the series is Saturday night, with pregame at 5:10 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.
Elsewhere in the National League: The Los Angeles Dodgers scored six runs in the 7th and 8th innings in downing the Atlanta Braves 8-3. The teams play game two of the weekend series Saturday night at Sun Trust Park.
The Chicago Cubs gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth and fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. The teams play again Saturday afternoon at PNC Park.