Cardinals Crush Astros, Winning Streak Extends

0:00It's April 18th. This is MLB News today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. St. Louis Cardinals crushed the Houston Astros 9-4 Friday night, keeping their winning streak alive at 3 games. Nolan Gorman smashed a 3-run homer in the 7th to blow it open, and even Herrera followed with a 2-run blast in the 8th for 5 RBI's, total on the 9th. Mason Winshipped in 2 RBI's, while Jordan Walker kept his hot back going with a 12-game hitting streak and an early RBI single that put the cards up quick. The Astros fought back with solo shots from Christian Vasquez, Jordan Alvarez, and Jose Altuve, but they couldn't string much else together, dropping. Their 10th loss in 12 games, Alvarez's homer tied him for the major league lead with 8 on the year, matching Walker and Aaron Judge. Cardinals starter, Kyle Leahy, went 5 innings, striking out a season high 6. Pitching wise, Houston's Peter Lambert gave up 4 runs in his first start of the season,

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