Cardinals Beat Reds 3-1: Dakota Hudson Strikes Out Three & Allows One Run Over Six & A Third Innings; Paul DeJong Hits A Two-Run Homer; John Gant Strikes Out One & Holds Two Inherited Runners On Base Over One & A Third Hitless/Scoreless Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at third base and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with one RBI, one stolen base, and three strikeouts.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted second.  1-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted third.  2-for-4 with one stolen base and one strikeout.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted eighth.  1-for-2 with one run, one walk, and one hit by pitch.
Yairo Munoz entered late in the game in right field and batted ninth.  1-for-1 with one run.
Dakota Hudson started and pitched 6.1 innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, four walks (one intentional), and struck three out.  0-for-1 with one sacrifice and one strikeout.  (p-s:93-59)(g/f:13-1)
John Gant entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (5-0).  (p-s:12-9)(g/f:0-1)(ir-s:2-0)
Jordan Hicks entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the save (12).  (p-s:13-9)(g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Matt Wieters started at catcher and batted seventh.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

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