Contreras and Pagés powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Reds, marking STL’s third straight victory and a continued tilt in the NL wild-card race as Cincinnati tumbles in a skid. Michael McGreevy spun six strong innings while Kyle Leahy closed it out for his first save of the year, giving STL a blueprint of bullpen reliability down the stretch. The Reds struck first on a De La Cruz infield single that scored Lux, but the Cardinals answered with a two-run fourth and solo shots from Contreras and Pagés to pull away. Next up, Pallante vs. Singer in the series finale.