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HOUSTON (AP) _ Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and the
Houston Astros completed a sweep of St. Louis with a 5-2 victory
Wednesday, handing the slumping Cardinals their fifth straight
defeat.
The fading Cardinals, who have lost 13 of 16, began the day
seven games behind first-place Cincinnati in the NL Central.
Nelson Figueroa (4-2) pitched out of two bases-loaded jams and
lasted five innings for the win. Brandon Lyon worked a perfect
ninth for his 11 save in 12 chances.
Shut out 3-0 the previous two nights, St. Louis snapped an
18-inning scoreless streak on Matt Holliday‘s 24th homer in the
first inning for a 2-0 lead.
Jeff Suppan (1-7) was activated from the disabled list before
the game and allowed only one hit until the Astros rallied in the
fifth.
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