Reynolds' Grand Slam Starts Comeback as Cardinals Beat Cubs

One big swing by Mark Reynolds and a once-imposing deficit was down to a single run. Tony Cruz put the St. Louis Cardinals over the top. This time, they didn't wait until the final at-bat.

"This is ridiculous," said Reynolds, whose grand slam started the comeback in a 10-9 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. "We're never out of it."

Cruz hit a tiebreaking two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning for the Cardinals, who have won seven in a row.

"It's just a team full of guys who grind out every inning, every out, every pitch," said Cruz, who caught on a rare day off for Yadier Molina. "I can't pinpoint one thing. It's all just a team effort."

The NL Central leaders trailed 5-0 in the first before Reynolds hit his fourth career grand slam in the bottom half. They improved to 19-6 for the franchise's best start since 1900.

"A lot of game left, we don't have the bat in our hands yet," manager Mike Matheny said. "They just talked about chipping away. The mood never changed."

Miguel Socolovich (2-0) allowed a hit in a scoreless seventh and Seth Maness gave up a homer to rookie Addison Russell with two outs in the ninth before earning his second save. The Cardinals rested closer Trevor Rosenthal and other weary relievers after sweeping the Pirates in a weekend series totaling 35 innings with all three games decided in extra innings by a total score of 7-4.

Miguel Montero had two hits and three RBIs and pitcher Travis Wood had an RBI in the first for the Cubs, who jumped on Carlos Martinez. Anthony Rizzo homered and Kris Bryant had an infield hit and four walks for Chicago, which has lost four of five.

Monday, May 4 Scoreboard

Washington 6, Miami 4

Toronto 3, New York Yankees 1

Tampa Bay 5, Boston 1

Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2

Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

St. Louis 10, Chicago Cubs 9

Minnesota 8, Oakland 7

Texas 2, Houston 1

Arizona at Colorado, Postponed

Seattle 3, Los Angeles Angels 2

San Francisco 2, San Diego 0

Tuesday, May 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at New York, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles, 9:05 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.