ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and added two singles while driving in four runs to spark the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was Tovar’s second multihomer game of the season for Colorado. Victor Vodnik pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief for his second career win. Tyler Kinley earned his fourth save and second in this series by pitching a scoreless ninth. Matt Carpenter homered and scored twice for the Cardinals.
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl homered and drove in three runs, Andrew Abbott pitched five effective innings and the Cincinnati Reds won their seventh straight, 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs put runners on first and third with one out in the ninth, but Justin Wilson got a foul pop by Ian Happ and a grounder by Mike Tauchman for his first save. The Reds have won the first three in this series from the Cubs after taking two of three from their NL Central rivals at Wrigley Field last weekend. Friedl’s third homer of the season was a two-run shot in the third inning.
