Cincinnati Reds crush St Louis Cardinals, Bartolo Colon stars in MLB

The St Louis Cardinals' woes continued in MLB as they suffered their sixth loss in eight games, thrashed 11-0 by the Cincinnati Reds.

Todd Frazier led the Reds by going three-for-five with a homer, a double and three RBIs, while John Lamb earned his first major-league victory.

The Reds tied an MLB record set in 1902 by starting a rookie pitcher for the 41st consecutive game.

Despite their form slump, the Cardinals are still 4.5 games clear atop the National League (NL) Central.

The Pittsburgh Pirates failed to make ground, losing 6-4 to the Milwaukee Brewers through 13 innings.

The Texas Rangers fell 2.5 games behind the Houston Astros in the American League (AL) West after a 5-0 shutout loss to the Seattle Mariners.

The New York Mets stretched their lead over the Washington Nationals in the NL East to 7.5 games following a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

With his 28th straight scoreless inning pitched, Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon passed Cy Young and Warren Spahn (27 apiece) as hurlers aged 42 or older to hold opponents without a run for that many frames.

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees will play twice on Saturday after their clash was rained off, while the Chicago Cubs' meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies also did not go ahead.

The Colorado Rockies edged the San Diego Padres 4-3 and the Cleveland Indians overcame the Detroit Tigers 7-5.

STAR PERFORMERS AL: Indians outfielder Michael Brantley blasted two home runs, his 14th and 15th of the season as the Indians topped the Tigers.

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