Overview

• St. Louis still must pass Arizona and San Francisco in the standings to reach the last NL wild-card spot.
• Rookie Michael McGreevy worked seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits with three walks and six strikeouts on 91 pitches to move to 7-3.
• Thomas Saggese delivered a two-run shot for his second homer of the year and first at Busch Stadium.
• Riley O’Brien closed a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save as the Cardinals notched their 13th shutout of the season.
• Cincinnati has lost four of five and slipped three games behind New York for the final NL wild card, and Willson Contreras sat out with right biceps tightness.