CINCINNATI (AP) -- Brandon Phillips hit a bases-loaded double in the seventh inning that ended Chris Carpenter's outing and his five-year streak of beating the Cincinnati Reds, who held on for a 9-7 victory and three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds' first home sweep of the Cardinals since September 2007 left them alone atop the NL Central, a game and a half ahead.
Carpenter (1-3) hadn't lost to the Reds since June 6, 2006, winning his last 10 decisions against them. Phillips, despised by the Cardinals for his demeaning remarks last season, got the decisive hit.
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