The St. Louis Cardinals opened a weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds getting a 5-4 win at Busch Stadium. Nick Castellanos recorded his 1,000th hit with a 6th inning home run and despite scoring three times in the ninth, the Reds rally fell short. The teams meet again this afternoon in St. Louis, with pregame at 12:45 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.
Elsewhere in the National League: The Chicago Cubs scored 10 times in their first two at bats in routing the Milwaukee Brewers 15-2. The teams play again this afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Atlanta Braves snapped the Arizona Diamondbacks three game win streak with a 5-4 win at Truist Park. The teams play game two of the series tonight in Atlanta.