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A day after Elly De La Cruz jokingly dubbed himself “the fastest man in the world,” the rookie backed it up in the series finale Sunday with St. Louis. De La Cruz flashed his speed, getting two hits, reaching base four times and scoring the go-ahead run with a headfirst slide on an eighth-inning grounder that sparked the Cincinnati Reds past the Cardinals 4-3.

REDS EDGE CARDS 4-3

The Cardinals, who have lost four straight, tied the game in the eighth after loading the bases with no outs against rookie reliever Grant Anderson.

The red-hot Texas Rangers just keep winning. First baseman Nathaniel Lowe hit a walk-off single on Monday night in Arlington.

RANGERS DOWN CARDS 4-3

Nathaniel Lowe hit a game-ending RBI single with one out in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit a game-ending RBI single with one out in the ninth inning and the AL West

Marcus Semien had already extended his majors-best hitting streak to 24 games with two hits earlier in the game. His one-out walk in the ninth inning set the Texas Rangers up for their fourth win in a row.

The math for filling the innings needed from the back of their rotation hasn’t added up. Here are a few teams and pitchers to watch with the trade deadline still months away.

The St. Louis Cardinals and manager Oli Marmol have backtracked their previous comments on Willson Contreras, as they now move him back to catcher.