Matt Carpenter followed by hitting a 2-2 pitch through the drawn-in infield and into right field to put the Redbirds on top 1-0.
Cincinnati tied it the fourth as Jesse Winker singled with one out and Yasiel Puig followed with a double into the left-field corner. After an intentional walk to load the bases, Tucker Barnhart hit a sacrifice fly to left, tying the game at 1-1.
After getting Kolten Wong and Matt Wieters on strikeouts and a Fowler steal of second, Reds starter Antony DeSclafani walked Harrison Bader to load the bases. But Dakota Hudson struck out to end the threat.