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Ozuna has 5 RBIs to lead Cardinals to 6-3 win over Reds

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April 27th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Saturday. Ozuna’s 10th home run of the season came after the Reds took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third.

Ozuna became the third Cardinals player to hit at least 10 home runs in March and April, joining Mark McGwire who hit 11 in 1998 and Albert Pujols who holds the franchise mark with 14 in 2006.

Dakota Hudson (2-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings as he pitched into the sixth inning for the first time as a major league starter. Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the fourth. Teammate Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a single in the third. Molina made his 1,797th start at catcher, passing Benito Santiago for seventh place in MLB history.

Both teams are set to play again Sunday afternoon. Pre-game is 12:20-p.m. and the 1st pitch is at 1:15 on KJAN.