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CINCINNATI -- No blown leads this time. The Cardinals bullpen made one big inning stand up.Brandon Moss drove in a pair of runs during St. Louis four-run first inning, extending his season-long streak against the Reds, and the Cardinals held on for a 5-4 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday night to even their series.St. Louis had lost back-to-back games on walk-off hits, including a 7-5 loss to the Reds on Tuesday night that ended with a three-run homer off Seung Hwan Oh. The Cardinals fill-in closer was the one celebrating this time after getting his eighth save in 10 chances.Some games you need to remember, and also there are some games you need to forget, Oh said, through the teams translator. I want to remember that (loss) and move forward.St. Louis sent nine batters to the plate against Cody Reed (0-6) in the first inning, with Moss and Greg Garcia each driving in a pair of runs. Stephen Piscotty added a solo homer, the Cardinals fifth in two games.Moss and Jhonny Peralta returned from the disabled list at the start of the series and have contributed as the teams split the first two games. Moss is 5 for 9 with three doubles and a homer.For the season, hes 12 of 28 (.429) against the Reds with three doubles and five homers.Hes taking some great swings, manager Mike Matheny said. In the first inning, that was a great at-bat he put together.Michael Wacha (7-7) gave up a pair of runs in five innings as he won his fifth straight decision, and the bullpen took it from there.Weve got some pretty good options to throw out there, said left-hander Zach Duke, obtained in a trade with the White Sox on Sunday.The NL Central rivals conclude the series on Thursday. The Cardinals have won 18 of their past 22 series, including eight of 11 at Great American Ball Park.St. Louis had chances to pull out to an even bigger lead against Reed, but had a pair of runners thrown out at the plate as they tried to score from third base on grounders. Another was caught in a rundown between third and home.It seems like Im giving the same interview, said Reed, who allowed eight hits and a walk in five innings. Im not really performing. Its a battle for me right now.Joey Votto extended his career-high hitting streak to 17 games with an RBI single in the first inning. Its the longest streak by a Reds player since Brandon Phillips hit in 22 in a row in 2007. Votto is 29 for 58 (.500) during the streak.The Cardinals Yadier Molina went 0 for 2, walked and was hit by a pitch, ending his 16-game hitting streak.Piscottys 15th homer made it 5-2 in the fifth. He was involved in helping the Reds cut the deficit in the sixth.Adam Duvall hit a fly ball down the right field line, and the ball deflected off Piscottys glove as he tried to make a sliding catch, resulting in a triple.Phillips singled for a run, and then was called out at second base as the Cardinals tried to turn a double play. Phillips was ruled safe at second after a review, and he scored on Ivan De Jesus Jr.s single.STATSMolinas streak was the longest by a Cardinal since David Freese hit in 20 straight in 2013. ... Reds reliever Josh Smith pinch-hit for Reed in the fifth and doubled. He stayed in the game to pitch. The Reds had only three healthy reserves on the bench. Smith is the first Reds pitcher with a pinch hit since Micah Owings singled in 2010.LONG INNINGReed needed 36 pitches and 16 minutes to get three outs in the first inning. Wacha also struggled in the first inning, throwing 34 pitches while giving up a pair of runs.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: Reliever Tyler Lyons went on the 15-day DL with a sore right knee. Den Kiekhefer was recalled from Triple-A.Reds: Shortstop Zack Cozart was out of the lineup for a second straight day with a sore finger on his throwing hand.UP NEXTCardinals: Mike Leake (8-8) hasnt walked a batter in his past 30 innings spanning five starts, a career best. Its the longest active streak in the majors and the second-longest this season behind Matt Schoemakers 30 1/3 innings without a walk for the Angels.Reds: Brandon Finnegan (6-8) is 1-1 against the Cardinals in five starts with a 3.66 ERA. In two starts this season, hes gone 1-0 and allowed two earned runs in 12 innings.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekayFake Jordan Shoes . 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Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons.HOUSTON --?Houston Cougars coach Tom Herman will receive a $5 million bonus if Houston ever joins a Power 5 conference, athletic director Hunter Yurachek told reporters at halftime of Saturdays 33-23 upset victory against Oklahoma in NRG Stadium.We want him to be our coach for the very long term, Yurachek said. It was a special memo between Coach Herman and myself. Its not officially in his contract, but Id be glad to share it with you. It is legally binding. Its a memo from myself to coach Herman. The university will honor that. Its got my signature and his signature as employees of the University of Houston.Houston has openly campaigned to join the Big 12, and it got off to a competitive start with its win Saturday.?Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is also at the game, but Yurachek said the two didnt talk, and he couldnt answer any questions about when he might give a presentation to the Big 12 on Houstons behalf.The one message that was loud and clear to me was [Oklahoma president] Dr. [David] Boren said he wanted somebody that was going to make the Big 12 more competitive, YYurachek said.ddddddddddddYou see what the program is doing right now and coaches in the Big 12 are talking about they dont want any part of the University of Houston. To me that checks that box of someone being competitive if youve got the coaches that are concerned about someone being a member of the conference.Bowlsby told reporters at the game he is confident the conferences university presidents will make progress on their expansion discussions by the time they meet in mid-October.I dont have a vote, Bowlsby said. Thats at the behest of the presidents and chancellors. I am confident they will make progress [by Oct. 17].Yurachek said Houston is well-positioned.That is up to Commissioner Bowlsby and his committee to decide the next steps there, he said. We will continue to work as hard as we can to tell the story of the University of Houston and everything thats going on on our campus.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.? ' ' '