CINCINNATI -- Eugenio Suarez had never ended a game with a hit. When his grounder made it through the infield, he raised both a

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CINCINNATI -- Eugenio Suarez had never ended a game with a hit. When his grounder made it through the infield, he raised both arms in celebration.Suarez singled up the middle with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.The Cardinals were hoping to start a final-month surge toward the playoffs -- theyre in position to get the NLs second wild-card berth behind San Francisco. Instead, the Reds snapped a four-game losing streak.Seung Hwan Oh (4-3) walked Zack Cozart on four pitches to open the ninth, and Brandon Phillips followed with a single. After Scott Schebler singled one out later to load the bases, Suarez got his first career game-ending hit.I knew this opportunity would come, Suarez said. I tried to make it game over. I was just trying to hit a ball up the middle. I got the opportunity and didnt try to do too much. I hit it good.The Reds had loaded the bases in the seventh and eighth and failed to score. Raisel Iglesias (1-1) gave up a walk in the ninth.We kept getting in trouble, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. When youre going to load the bases in the seventh, eighth and ninth of a tie game, its hard to get out of that.Yadier Molina and Randal Grichuk connected for an early lead off Anthony DeSclafani, who has been tough against St. Louis during his career. The right-hander is 3-1 in six starts against the Cardinals with a 2.25 ERA.I dont think I threw the ball that good, DeSclafani said. I got away with a lot early. A lot of balls were hit at guys. It couldve gotten ugly early.Molina led the Cardinals with a .347 batting average in August and had 32 hits, his most in any month since May 2015. He connected in the second inning for his sixth homer.Grichuk led off the fifth inning with his 20th homer, extending his big week. He had a game-tying homer and a game-winning single earlier in the week.The Reds tied it in the sixth against Alex Reyes, who made his second major league start. Cozart singled, ending his 0-for-17 skid. Phillips followed with a double that ricocheted off third base. Adam Duvalls sacrifice fly and Scheblers single made it 2-2.DIFFERENT LOOKThe Reds wore their special camouflage jerseys as part of a night honoring the military.ADAMS BACKMatt Adams was activated off the disabled list. Hed been sidelined since Aug. 10 with inflammation in his right shoulder, missing 19 games. Adams pinch hit and grounded out in the seventh.TAKE THREEBilly Hamilton stole three bases -- the first two off Reyes move to the plate -- leaving him 23 for 25 career in steal attempts against Molina. Its the most steals by any runner against the eight-time Gold Glove catcher. 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In 2010, Manny Pacquiao headlined there twice and won both fights by lopsided decision -- a welterweight title defense against Joshua Clottey followed by his history-making victory against Antonio Margarito to win a world title in a record eighth weight division.Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones have been talking about bringing an Alvarez fight to Arlington for several months, although most people want to see Alvarez face unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin.But the 25-year-old Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs), Mexicos most popular fighter, is a natural fit for AT&T Stadium because he has an enormous Hispanic fan base in Texas.Texas loves Canelo and Canelo loves Texas, so it was a no-brainer to have this fight at AT&T Stadium, De La Hoya said. Texas is like Canelos second home, and he has stated that he wants to fight in Texas once a year for his fans. My friend Jerry Jones extended the invitation to Canelo to fight at AT&T Stadium, so it was an easy decision for us.Jones, who is a boxing fan, has made no secret that he has wanted Alvarez to perform in his building. In February, De La Hoya toured the stadium with Jones, and they met for about three hours to discuss the prospect of bringing an Alvarez fight there. Jones was aalso a ringside guest of De La Hoyas at Alvarezs sixth-round knockout of Amir Khan on May 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.ddddddddddddAT&T Stadium was built to host great events like Canelo vs. Smith, Jones said. Having Canelo Alvarez, one of the best fighters in the world, in this stadium will be a thrill for not only the fans of North Texas but also for boxing fans around the world.Alvarez has fought twice in Texas and drawn big crowds. In 2013, he won a unanimous decision against Austin Trout in a junior middleweight title-unification fight that drew about 40,000 to the Alamodome in San Antonio. Fourteen months ago, Alvarez drew a crowd of 31,000 to Minute Maid Park in Houston, where he scored a ferocious third-round knockout -- the 2015 ESPN.com KO of the year -- of James Kirkland.Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs), 27, of England, will be making his third title defense as well as his United States debut after having all of his previous fights in England.Alvarez, Smith and their teams will conduct a two-city media tour to promote the fight. It will begin Monday afternoon at AT&T Stadium followed by a news conference Wednesday at the Landmark Hotel in London.In light of the recent tragic police officer shootings in Dallas, Golden Boy and the Cowboys pledged to donate a percentage of proceeds to a charity of the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Area Rapid Transits choosing.We are deeply saddened and mourn the loss of the dedicated Dallas police and DART officers that paid the ultimate sacrifice giving their lives to protect this community, Jones and De La Hoya said in a joint statement. In memory of these brave officers, we will donate a portion of the proceeds from this event in support of their loved ones, the other victims and the Dallas community. ' ' '