Down to last strike, Cardinals score 6 runs as Reds drop ball — literally — in 10-9 loss

Up 5-4 with two outs in the ninth, the Reds fumbled a would-be win, dropping a routine fly ball that dominoed into six St. Louis runs.

The Cincinnati Reds are likely to miss the MLB Playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The St. Louis Cardinals are trying to make a late push to earn the final wild card spot in the National League after missing the playoffs the last three years. The two teams played a rare five-game series this week with