Brandon Moss homered in consecutive at-bats, Matt Adams and Jhonny Peralta added three-run drives and the Cardinals rolled over the Cincinnati Reds 12-7.

Moss broke a 4-4, fifth-inning tie with a two-run drive deep into the seats in right field, then lined a solo homer that barely cleared the wall in right in the seventh for his eighth career multihomer game.

Every St. Louis starting position player had at least one hit.

St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia gave up five runs and a career-high 13 hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Alfredo Simon (2-6) walked a season-high five, allowing six runs and seven hits in five innings. He walked the first two batters of the game, setting up Adams' three-run homer.

Peralta broke open the game in a four-run eighth with his first homer this season. Peralta was playing his second game after missing the Cardinals' first 57 games following left thumb surgery.

Adam Wainwright (5-4) is to make make his 300th career appearance in his start on Thursday at Cincinnati. Brandon Finnegan (2-4) is Cincinnati's scheduled starter in Thursday's series wrapup.