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Contreras went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three total RBI and a third run scored in Tuesday's 6-5 victory over the Padres.

Contreras cut the Cardinals' deficit to 4-3 with a solo blast off Seth Lugo in the sixth inning before tying the game in the eighth with a two-run shot off Robert Suarez. The 31-year-old Contreras had gone 13 games without a home run prior to Tuesday's contest, batting just .186 (8-for-43) in that span. Overall, he's slashing .253/.348/.436 with 15 home runs, 54 RBI, 46 runs scored and six stolen bases through 442 at-bats this season.

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