After his team endured a three-game sweep against the Athletics over the weekend, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona shuffled his batting order against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

He moved slumping shortstop Elly De La Cruz out of his usual No. 3 slot for the first time this season. De La Cruz walked twice and hit a double while batting seventh as the Reds rolled to an 11-6 victory on Monday.

The Reds will try to sustain that offense Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game set.

Cincinnati (75-75) and the San Francisco Giants (75-75) are both two games back of the New York Mets in the race for the final National League wild-card slot. Meanwhile, the Cardinals (73-78) have fallen 4 1/2 games back thanks to losing six of seven games.

De La Cruz has not hit a homer since July

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