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MLB: St. Louis 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
ST. LOUIS, Yadier Molina drove in four runs Friday, two of them with a fifth-inning homer, helping boost St. Louis to an 8-4 decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Cardinals won their third straight and raised their regular-season record in their last 23 games against the Dodgers to 19-4.
St. Louis built an 8-2 lead through five innings. Molina had an RBI single as part of a three-run first and also drove in a run with a fielder's choice grounder in the third.
Molina's homer, his fourth of the season, finished the St. Louis scoring. The Cardinals have won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 15-5.
St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia was replaced after giving up two runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Kyle McClellan (1-2) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of relief.
Chad Billingsley (7-5) suffered the setback, coughing up seven runs on 10 hits in four-plus innings.
Los Angeles slugger Manny Ramirez, who came off the disabled list Thursday, left the game in the first inning Friday due to tightness in his right calf.
ST. LOUIS, Yadier Molina drove in four runs Friday, two of them with a fifth-inning homer, helping boost St. Louis to an 8-4 decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Cardinals won their third straight and raised their regular-season record in their last 23 games against the Dodgers to 19-4.
St. Louis built an 8-2 lead through five innings. Molina had an RBI single as part of a three-run first and also drove in a run with a fielder's choice grounder in the third.
Molina's homer, his fourth of the season, finished the St. Louis scoring. The Cardinals have won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 15-5.
St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia was replaced after giving up two runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Kyle McClellan (1-2) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of relief.
Chad Billingsley (7-5) suffered the setback, coughing up seven runs on 10 hits in four-plus innings.
Los Angeles slugger Manny Ramirez, who came off the disabled list Thursday, left the game in the first inning Friday due to tightness in his right calf.
