Micah Owings homered and pitched the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday
Owings allowed six hits and two runs in 6 2-3 innings with six strikeouts. He notched his third win in his last four starts.
Owings homered in the second inning to break a 1-1 tie. That's his third home run of the season. It was a 391-foot shot off the roof of the Reds bullpen in left-center field.
Joey Votto also homered and drove in two runs and Willy Taveras added three hits as the Reds won for the third time in their last four games.