CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — Dane Myers homered in the ninth inning and Elly De La Cruz doubled in the winning run in the 10th as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Monday in the opener of a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park.

Cincinnati scored in the first inning, then fell behind when St. Louis scored twice in the fourth. The Cardinals added two in the sixth and one in the eighth. The Reds tied it with three in the sixth and then Myers connected in the ninth. De La Cruz’s double in the 10th scored Tyler Stephenson.

Emilio Pagán earned the win with a scoreless inning. Justin Bruihl took the loss. Peter Strzelecki allowed one earned run over three innings for St. Louis. Rhett Lowder gave up four earned runs over 6 2/3 innings for Cincinnati. Eugenio Suárez went 3 for 3 with an RBI, and Michael Toglia doubled in a run.

Cincinnati improved to 60-65. St. Louis dropped to 64-62. The Reds outhit the Cardinals 13-11. Attendance was 12,166, and the game lasted 2:54.