ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Busch Stadium III.

Suárez finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs. His blast to left-center field scored Sal Stewart and gave Cincinnati a 3-2 lead. Stewart added an RBI single in the ninth inning.

Cincinnati took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Tyler Stephenson doubled, scoring JJ Bleday. The Cardinals answered in the fifth on Blaze Jordan’s two-run double. Jordan went 1 for 3 with two RBIs.

Reds starter Rhett Lowder allowed two runs on one hit over five innings, striking out four. Julian Garcia got the win, pitching one-third of an inning. Emilio Pagán earned his 10th save with a scoreless ninth.

Cardinals starter Dustin May struck out eight over six innings, allowing one earned run on seven hits. George Soriano took the loss.

Cincinnati outhit St. Louis 11-2. Attendance was 29,900, and the game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes. The Reds improved to 48-54, while the Cardinals fell to 52-51.