It was a slim 2-1 margin until Aristides Aquino, known also as the Punisher crushed a three-run home run off Cardinals' starter, Miles Mikolas.
"I have a job to do but I do feel like a fan watching him," David Bell said. "He has an approach that he is comfortable with. We know what he's capable of but it is fun to watch."
The Reds got the 10th home run of the season from Nick Senzel to start the game.
Matt Carpenter countered with his 11th off DeSclafani with one out in the second inning.
The Reds snatched the lead back in the fourth with inning opening singles from Phillip Ervin and Tucker Barnhart to set up Jose Iglesias sacrifice fly.
DeSclafani held the lead in the fifth.
Aquino's 11th home run in his 16th game of the season, a hard hit line drive to dead center field that landed high off the grassy knoll in front of the batter's eye. The Reds had two outs and no one on but Josh VanMeter and Freddie Galvis singled in front of Aquino's massive blow.
"I was ready for the fastball but he hung a slider and I put a good swing on it," Aquino said through interpreter Julio Murillo. "I am aware of what the home runs mean in baseball history but I don't think about them. I am concentrating on the game."
Lucas Sims took over in the sixth after DeSclafani pitched five innings, allowing five hits and three walks.
"We felt that Anthony had done enough. It's not always about pitch count,"
Sims got himself in trouble by issuing one-out walks to Kolten Wong and Matt Carpenter. Yairo Munoz snuck a single between Iglesias and Jose Peraza, who subbed for the injured Eugenio Suarez. The bases were loaded but Sims slammed the door shut. He struck out pinch hitter Paul DeJong and got dangerous Dexter Fowler to pop up on the infield.
Michael Lorenzen worked around an inning opening error, striking out Paul Goldschmidt and Marcel Osuna.
Lorenzen led off the seventh with a single that raised his average to .308. VanMeter, who was on base all four plate appearances, singled Lorenzen to third. Galvis got the run home with a fly to left.
The Reds had two outfield assists in the game. Senzel threw out Fowler trying to go first to third on a single to end the fifth inning. Ervin threw out Yairo Munoz at second to end the eighth by playing a hit high off the left field wall and beating Munoz with a perfect throw to Galvis.
Lornenzen singled again in the eighth to raise his average to .357.
R.J Alaniz took the mound in the ninth in his Reds' debut. He pitched four games for the Seattle Mariners in April until he was claimed off waivers by the Reds on May 31.
Alaniz struck out one in a perfect ninth.
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