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CINCINNATI -- Matt Carpenter hit a go-ahead home in the third inning, Nolan Gorman also went deep and the St. Louis Cardinals reached .500 for the first time in six weeks with a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

Matt Carpenter hit a go-ahead home in the third inning, Nolan Gorman also went deep and the St. Louis Cardinals reached .500 for the first time in six weeks with a 5-3 win Wednesday afternoon against the Cincinnati Reds.

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Matt Carpenter hit a go-ahead home in the third inning, Nolan Gorman also went deep and the St. Louis Cardinals reached .500 for the first time in six weeks with a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

Matt Carpenter hit a go-ahead home in the third inning, Nolan Gorman also went deep and the St. Louis Cardinals reached .500 for the first time in six weeks with a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds Carpenter hit his first home run for the Cardinals since April 30, 2021, as St.

Brendan Donovan and Masyn Winn had three hits each. Winn extended his hitting streak to 18 games.

Nick Lodolo came off the injured list to pitch 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Jeimer Candelario homered and the Cincinnati Reds won a season-high fourth straight game, 3-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday

St. Louis had a five-game win streak snapped after coming off a 7-1 homestand.

Cincinnati Reds' Jeimer Candelario reacts after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday in