The Reds scored first.
Eugenio Suarez hit his 34th home run of the season off Flaherty in the first inning. It was the 12th time that Suarez homered in the opening inning. Suarez matched his career high set last season.
The Cardinals pushed back against Alex Wood.
Goldschmidt hit his 28th home run with Edman on base with the second of his three hits. A throwing error by Suarez, who missed one game with a jammed left thumb, put Yadier Molina into scoring position. Rookie Lane Thomas' second hit drove him home.
Wood allowed Edman's fifth home run in the fifth, then back-to-back doubles by Goldschmidt and Marcell Osuna gave the Cardinals a 5-1 lead.
"A couple ground balls got through the infield or it could have been a different day for him," David Bell said.
Wood lasted five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits.
"The moral of the story is to keep the ball in the ballpark," Wood said. "I don't think I've ever gone through a period like this when I gave up so many home runs. (8 in 24-1/3 innings). I think the only really bad pitch I made was to Goldschmidt on his home run."
Rookie Joel Kuhnel took the mound in the sixth inning. He pitched two scoreless innings.
Flaherty pitched out of a two-on, one-out jam in the fifth but after walking Aristides Aquino for the second time, St. Louis manager Mike Schildt brought in Giovanny Gallegos to face Freddie Galvis.
Galvis flied to center for the first out. Phillip Ervin hit into a 6-4-3 double play.
Jose Iglesias and Kyle Farmer opened the seventh with singles. Tucker Barnhart struck out swinging as a pinch hitter. Nick Senzel walked to load the bases. The Cardinals summoned Andrew Miller to face Josh VanMeter. Jose Peraza was sent up to pinch hit against the lefty Miller. Peraza drew a rare walk to drive in the Reds' second run. The Cardianal chose to bring in John Gant to face Suarez as the go-ahead run. Suarez hit a ball down the right field line that was just foul. He then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
Kevin Gausman took the mound in the eighth for the Reds. He struck out the side in both the eighth and ninth. Gauseman struck out the side in the ninth on nine pitches. He is the sixth Reds' pitcher to do that. The last was Drew Storen on April 18, 2017.
Carlos Martinez came into the game in the ninth. He was greeted by Iglasias leadoff double. Farmer singled between Iglesias legs to put runners on first and third with no outs. A wild pitch that bounded back to Molina to keep Iglesias from scoring but it sent Farmer to second. Barnhart dumped a single in front of Dexter Fowler and both runners scored bringing the go-ahead run to the plate. Senzel flied out to right for the first out. Brian O'Grady pinch hit. He was activated before the game when Joey Votto went on the 10-day Injured List. O'Grady struck out looking but Suarez stepped in as the Reds' last hope. Martinez struck out Suarez on a checked swing that Roberto Ortiz called on appeal.
"We had a couple chances," Bell said. "We just didn't get the big hit and came up short."
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