Yadier Molina had four hits and top prospect Dylan Carlson hit his first career homer, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Sunday.

Harrison Bader also connected for St. Louis, which won three of four in the series. Molina, Carlson and Bader each finished with two RBIs.

The Cardinals scored the last six runs after Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Reds.

It was Molina’s first four-hit game against Cincinnati and No. 19 for his career. He needs one more RBI to tie Joe Medwick (923) for eighth place in Cardinals history.

Molina needs two doubles to tie Johnny Bench (381) for eighth among primary catchers in MLB history. In addition, Molina is 10 hits shy of tying Red Schoendienst (1,980) for sixth in franchise history.

Molina has five RBIs in his four games since returning after being out as part of the team’s coronavirus outbreak.

Genesis Cabrera (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.

Cincinnati finished with three hits in the game and 17 in the series.

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