  Completed games Reds 5, Cardinals 1: The Cardinals  lost their sixth straight game, dropping from the midst of the NL Central race to a distant 4 games behind the Brewers and Cubs.
<meaning-changed>   Completed games Reds 5, Cardinals 1: The Cardinals  lost their sixth straight game, dropping from the midst of the NL Central race to a distant 4 games behind the Brewers and Cubs.
 The Cubs and Brewers both sport records of 74-71, tied at the top of the NL Central standings. Completed games Reds 5, Cardinals 1: The Cardinals lost their sixth straight game, dropping from the midst of the NL Central race to a distant 4 games behind the Brewers and Cubs.