Holliday's Grand Slam Gives Cardinals Win, Cubs Edge Reds

Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday hadn't homered in 10 weeks, but he knew immediately he really nailed one.

Holliday hit his sixth career grand slam off White Sox starter Carlos Rodon's first pitch to him in the fourth inning, powering Michael Wacha and St. Louis past Chicago 8-5 on Tuesday night.

Holliday connected for the first time since May 12, recording just his fourth homer this season. He returned last Friday after missing 31 games because of a strained right quadriceps.

"I've hit a few of them," Holliday said. "I knew I got it pretty good.

"I'm just trying to be aggressive early, trying to get something to hit hard, preferably in the air."

Although Holliday is under orders not to push his injured thigh too hard, he didn't have to after his drive sailed deep into the left-center field bleachers and staked the Cardinals to a 7-0 lead. He added a single and scored a second run in going 2 for 4.

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Kyle Schwarber grew up cheering for the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, hoping to someday get a chance to be there as a major leaguer. With two swings, he outdid them all.

The rookie catcher hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning, then completed yet another big night at Great American with a solo shot in the 13th, rallying the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory on Tuesday.

Schwarber's homer off Nate Adcock (1-2) gave the rookie his first two-homer game, right in the ballpark where he attended games as a youth.

"It was a great feeling all-around," he said, with shaving cream from the team's clubhouse celebration in his left ear.

Schwarber, who had four hits Tuesday, grew up in nearby Middletown, Ohio, and was called up for six games last month. He hit his first homer in Cleveland. He finally got to play at Great American in the All-Star Futures game nine days ago and won the MVP award with a two-run triple.

Schwarber, the fourth overall draft pick last year, doubled home a run Tuesday and then tied it with his 424-foot homer in the ninth off J.J. Hoover, who was filling in as the closer while Aroldis Chapman got a day of rest. It was the first homer Hoover had allowed all season. Schwarber fouled off four two-strike pitches to keep the at-bat going.

Tuesday, July 21 Scoreboard

New York Yankees 3, Baltimore 2

New York Mets 7, Washington 2

Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0

Seattle 11, Detroit 9

Atlanta 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4 (F/13)

St. Louis 8, Chicago White Sox 5

Kansas City 3, Pittsburgh 1

Milwaukee 8, Cleveland 1

Houston 8, Boston 3

Texas 9, Colorado 0

Miami 3, Arizona 0

Los Angeles Angels 7, Minnesota 0

Toronto 7, Oakland 1

San Francisco 9, San Diego 3

Wednesday, July 22 Schedule (All Times Central)

Los Angelesat Atlanta, 11:10 a.m.

New York at Washington, 11:35 a.m.

Chicago at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Texas at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 2:40 p.m.

Chicago at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore at New York, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 7:10 p.m.

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

Boston at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

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

Toronto at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.