Votto powers Reds, sends Cardinals to 7th straight loss

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CINCINNATI (AP) – Joey Votto had a two-run homer among his four hits, Adam Duvall had three hits off Mike Leake and the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.

The Reds hadn’t swept the Cardinals in four games since 2003 in Cincinnati, during the first season at Great American Ball Park. St. Louis has lost seven in a row overall for the first time since 2013.

Scott Feldman (5-4) limited the Cardinals’ slumping lineup to four singles in seven shutout innings. Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the eighth off Austin Brice. Raisel Iglesias got his 12th save.

The Reds traded Leake (5-5) to the Giants for Duvall in 2015, and the right-hander signed with the Cardinals after that season. Leake has yet to beat his former team, going 0-4 in seven starts with a 4.79 ERA.

St. Louis begins a weekend series at home against Philadelphia. Michael Wacha (2-3) starts for the Cardinals while Jeremy Hellickson (5-3) goes for the Phillies. Game time is 7:15 with the pre-game at 6:20 on KTLO-AM.

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