MLB: St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 4

ST. LOUIS, May 31 (UPI) -- Matt Holliday gave St. Louis the lead with a two-run double and the Cardinals went on to rout Cincinnati 12-4 Monday.

Trailing 3-1 in the fourth inning, the Cards erupted for three runs to take the lead for good, highlighted by Holliday's hit off Bronson Arroyo (5-3).

St. Louis chased the Reds' starter in the next frame when they added three more runs via Skip Schumaker's run-scoring single and a Felipe Lopez double that plated two more.

Lopez, Ryan Ludwick, Holliday and Schumaker each notched two RBI in the Cards' win, which enabled them to forge a tie with Cincinnati atop the National League Central standings.

Jaime Garcia (5-2) allowed only two earned runs over six innings, yielding seven hits and three walks while striking out six.

Arroyo was pounded for seven runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 frames.