CINCINNATI (AP) — Aristides Aquino drove in TJ Friedl from second base with a game-ending single off the glove of second baseman Luis Garcia, and the Reds beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 in 11 innings.
Despite the victory, the Reds fell further behind St. Louis in the race for the second NL wild card because the streaking Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs.
Cincinnati is six games back of the Redbirds with eight to play — and Philadelphia in between.