ST. C.J. Miles Jersey . LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals needed a big hit with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning on Monday night. Fortunately for them, they had Allen Craig at the plate. Craig hit his first career grand slam, helping the Cardinals rally for an 8-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Matt Holliday also had a long three-run homer as St. Louis moved into sole possession of first place in the NL Central for the first time since July 29. The Cardinals lead idle Pittsburgh by a half-game and Cincinnati by 3 1/2 games in the top-heavy division. Craig is 7 for 10 with 20 RBIs this season with the bases full. "I think Ive developed a pretty good approach that allows me to be successful in that position," Craig said. "I go up there confident and I believe in myself." Rookie Carlos Martinez (1-1) pitched two innings for his first major league win and Edward Mujica worked a perfect ninth for his 35th save. Zack Cozart had two hits and three RBIs for the Reds, who dropped to 4-9 against St. Louis this season. Jay Bruce hit his 25th homer in the eighth. Cozart and Todd Frazier each hit a two-run triple off Tyler Lyons in the second, helping Cincinnati to a 4-0 lead. But Holliday belted a three-run drive deep to left in the third. Hollidays 18th homer came against Mike Leake and travelled an estimated 442 feet for the longest shot by a St. Louis player at Busch Stadium this season. "What it comes down to is that guys are just swinging the bats," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. The Cardinals went ahead to stay in the seventh. Jon Jay drove in a run with a bases-loaded grounder off Manny Parra (1-3). J.J. Hoover then came in and walked Holliday on a full-count pitch and Craig drove the next pitch over the wall in right for his 13th homer. "I left it a little too much out over the plate," said Hoover, who has allowed three grand slams this season. "I knew hes a good hitter with the bases loaded and I didnt want to come in there on the first pitch." Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said Craigs drive was "devastating." "They have a lot of dangerous hitters, but we helped them out with a couple walks," he added. Craig improved to 14 for 31 (.452) in his career with the bases loaded. He is batting an eye-popping .452 with runners in scoring position this year, a big reason why he leads St. Louis with 95 RBIs. "No bigger or better at bat all season," Matheny said. "Hes been so good in that situation." The crowd of 35,159 roared as Craig rounded the bases. The big first baseman then came out for a curtain call. "I wasnt thinking about hitting a home run, I just wanted to hit it hard and in play," Craig said. "When guys are on, I just try and hit it hard somewhere and it usually works out." Craigs drive helped the Cardinals rally from a four-run deficit, tying their largest comeback of the season. They also came from four down to beat Pittsburgh 6-5 in 12 innings on Aug. 15. Bruce connected against Seth Maness, but that was it for Cincinnati, which lost for the third time in four games. "Were getting down to crunch time and every series is important," Hoover said. "When you look back at the end of the season, one loss could be important." Lyons settled down after the rough start and was charged with one earned run in five innings. He struck out a career-high seven and walked two. "The second inning didnt go how I wanted it to," Lyons said. "It was just about bouncing back and trying to keep the team in the game for as long as possible. I think I did that." Leake allowed five runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 1-1 with an unseemly 5.20 ERA in his last six starts. NOTES: Joe Kelly (5-3, 3.01 ERA) will face Cincinnatis Mat Latos (13-4, 2.93 ERA) in the second game of the three-game series on Tuesday. 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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors have made another move in hopes of finding a reliable backup to point guard Stephen Curry. The Warriors acquired Steve Blake from the Los Angeles Lakers for reserve guards Kent Bazemore and MarShon Brooks on Wednesday night, adding a veteran ball-handler to their beleaguered bench. Word of the deal started to spread just before the Warriors played in Sacramento and the Lakers hosted Houston, with the three players involved saying goodbye to teammates and coaches in the locker room. Both teams confirmed the trade before halftime of their games. "We think this just bolsters the bench and gives us some more options, some more weapons and a player when you give him the ball you know you can trust him," Warriors general manager Bob Myers said during intermission in Sacramento. "We just think it was a chance to improve our roster and that was our justification." 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Crawford has been, at times, a prolific scorer but is still learning how to be a better distributor and playmaker on a Warriors team that has plenty of shooters. He entered Wednesday averaging 6.3 points and 2.2 assists in his first 13 games with the Warriors after starting for the Celtics while Rajon Rondo was injured. "We like our core, and I think our core likes each other. I think its a core that can win," Myers said. "And our bench, for whatever reason, struggled early on. Anything we could do to fortify it, we tried to do without removing what we consider our core." The Lakers received some salary cap relief and a pair of young and unproven players in the deal. Brooks appeared in just seven games with the Warriors and never caught on in Mark Jacksons rotation. Bazemore, best known for his animated cheering on Golden States bench, also struggled in limited action the past two seasons. 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