ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — The St. Louis Cardinals scored three runs in the fifth and two in the eighth, erasing a pair of deficits to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium III, completing a three-game series sweep. St. Louis improved to 35-28, while Cincinnati dropped to 31-33.

The Reds struck first with two runs in the third on a two-run homer by Matt McLain, who also hit a solo shot in the seventh. St. Louis tied it in the fifth on a two-run homer by Bryan Torres following a Jordan Walker double. McLain’s second homer put Cincinnati ahead 3-2 in the seventh, but the Cardinals answered in the eighth. A throwing error by pitcher Sam Moll allowed the tying run, and a fielding error by shortstop McLain brought home the go-ahead run.

Ryne Stanek (2-0) earned the win. Sam Moll (1-5) took the loss. Riley O’Brien earned his 17th save. Michael McGreevy struck out five over six innings. Rhett Lowder tossed three scoreless innings for Cincinnati. Attendance was 31,335. The game lasted 2:41.