ST. LOUIS — The Cincinnati Reds won a challenge that took a Cardinals run off the board and created a double play where there was none. The Cardinals won a challenge that set up a two-run inning when it looked as if the inning was over.
In the end, all that really mattered was that the Cardinals overcame an early four-run hole dug by starter Miles Mikolas. Nolan Arenado, who the night before had blamed himself for a lot of the Cardinals’ inconsistent offensive showing, tripled home a run in a two-run sixth and, with a base open in the eighth, was allowed to hit — and hit he did.
Arenado lofted his 30th homer of the season, snapping a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning and providing 6-4 win over the Reds to even their showdown series at one game apiece before a paid house of 33,404 at Busch Stadium.
