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Matt Carpenter sets Cards' record with homer in 6th straight game

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter hit a home run for the sixth straight game Saturday, the longest single-season streak in franchise history.

After homering in a 7-2 loss earlier in the day in Game 1 of a doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs, Carpenter came off the bench in Game 2 and homered again in the seventh inning off Cubs reliever Randy Rosario.

He now has 25 home runs this season, and his past 12 hits have been extra-base hits.

Carpenter is the first Cardinals player with 10 home runs in July since Jim Edmonds hit 13 in July 2014, according to ESPN Stats & Info.