CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds lost their third straight game and dropped 2 1/2 games behind Arizona for the last NL wild card berth as Willson Contreras homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 victory.
Lars Nootbaar broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth with a two-out RBI double off Sam Moll after Tommy Edman chased Carson Spiers with a leadoff single.
Cincinnati fell 7 1/2 games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee with 18 games left.
St. Louis (63-79) has won four of five.