The starters combined to hit five batters with pitches.
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The Cardinals went 6-1/2 games clear of idle Pittsburgh in the NL Central, while regional rival Kansas City boosted its lead in the American League equivalent with a win against slumping Cleveland.
Iglesias said through a translator that he struck out Wong the prior at-bat on “two bad pitches”, but the St. Louis leadoff man didn’t bite the next time. Kolten Wong, who belted a grand slam in Monday’s 4-1 win, is 8-for-24 with six RBIs versus the Reds this season.TV: 8:15 p.m. ET, FSN Ohio (Cincinnati), FSN Midwest (St. Louis)PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Anthony DeSclafani (5-7, 3.98 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH John Lackey (9-5, 2.88)DeSclafani is 0-3 in his last seven starts after allowing three runs on seven hits in as many innings of Cincinnati’s 6-5 loss to Colorado on Friday. The dugouts were warned in the sixth after Iglesias, who hit three batters, plunked Peter Bourjos for the second time. Cincinnati (43-54) lost for the fourth time in five games, falling to 18-32 on the road.The Reds opened the scoring in the top of the third on a sacrifice fly by right fielder Jay Bruce, plating second baseman Brandon Phillips. Lackey owns a 2-0 career mark versus Cincinnati, but was touched for four runs on as many hits – including two homers – in a no-decision on April 10.WALK-OFFS1. Garcia is 10-2 with a 3.18 ERA in 16 career games (14 starts) against the Reds. The next batter, Brayan Pena, grounded into a double play.
The Cardinals, on the other hand, couldn’t get anything going offensively.
Molina doubled and Stephen Piscotty singled to start the fourth.
ST. LOUIS – If that was Mike Leake’s final turn in the rotation with the Cincinnati Reds, he ended with a flourish.
Votto’s one-out single in the fourth ended a string of 8 1-3 hitless innings for Garcia counting a rehab start with Triple-A Memphis. Randal Grichuk was out of the lineup after tweaking a groin on Sunday.
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Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been replaced by a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fifth inning of a game against Cincinnati because he was feeling ill. An MRI showed no serious injury, and Matheny said Grichuk might get another day off, too. Matt Holliday got a regular day off.
