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Martinez, bats struggle as Cards fall to Reds

Coming off of 7 1/3 scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts on Opening Day vs. the Cubs, Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez fared poorly in his second outing. Martinez pitched five-plus innings with six runs (five earned), six hits, one walk, three strikeouts and he hit two batters. A four-run top of the sixth -- which included three Cardinals errors -- knocked him from the game before he could record an out in the inning.

Duvall made it a 1-0 game leading off the second inning with his second home run of the season, a drive into the left-field bullpen.