Weaver, Cards topple Reds

ST. LOUIS — Rookie Luke Weaver threw six innings of two-hit ball, Tommy Pham drove in two runs and stole two bases, and St. Louis topped Cincinnati, 5-2.

The Cardinals have won five of six. They are 2 games behind Colorado for the second NL wild-card spot.

Weaver (6-1) allowed one unearned run, struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. He’s 3-0 with a 0.99 ERA through his first three starts in September.

Pham hit his 20th homer. With 21 stolen bases, he became the first Cardinals player to record a 20 /20 season since Reggie Sanders in 2004.

Rookie Amir Garrett (3-8) took the loss.

Avisail Garcia went 5 for 5 and drove in a career-high seven runs, Yoan Moncada scored five times and Chicago pounded out 25 hits while routing Detroit. The White Sox posted their highest hit total since getting 26 against Baltimore in 1981. The modern major league record for hits in a nine-inning game is 31, by Milwaukee in 1992 and the New York Giants in 1901. Drew Pomeranz pitched six innings of one-run ball, and Andrew Benintendi had three hits and drove in three runs to lead AL East-leading Boston over Oakland.

A.J. Pollock had four RBIs for the second straight day, J.D. Martinez homered for the 10th time in 11 games and Arizona extended its NL wild-card lead by beating Colorado. Aaron Judge had a pair of three-run homers for a career-best six RBIs and New York routed Baltimore. Rhys Hoskins homered again and Freddy Galvis and Jorge Alfaro also went deep to lead Philadelphia to a victory over Miami. Rookie Victor Robles was a part of a pair of two-run rallies, Tanner Roark pitched six strong innings, and Washington beat Atlanta.

Anthony Rizzo homered and had three hits, Jason Heyward went deep and drove in four and Chicago beat New York. Nelson Cruz went 4 for 4 with a home run and Kyle Seager hit a tworun homer as Seattle defeated Texas.