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Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez throws away braided hair extensions

After getting off to a rough start this season, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez figured out the problem -- his hair.

Actually, his hair extensions. The silver braided ones. They were messing with his luck, so they had to go.

So into the trash can they went.

"I want to win a game," Martinez told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch via a translator on Monday night. "I just wanted to do something different."

Said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny: "I think that's a good move.