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Votto homers on his birthday, Reds score late to beat the Cardinals

Joey Votto and Eugenio Suárez homered early and Jose Barrero made his offensive presence known in the 9th as he drove in the go-ahead run and scored an additional one as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night.

The Offense

After a quick 1st inning, Cincinnati got on the board in the 2nd inning on a 452-foot solo homer by Eugenio Suárez that landed way back into the left-center seats.



Cincinnati Reds (75-67)
4 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (71-69)
2 5 0
W: Lorenzen (1-2) L: McFarland (3-1) SV: Givens (7)