PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Mike Leake pitched seven strong innings and hit a two-run
single and the St. Louis Cardinals homered four times Sunday to beat the
Philadelphia Phillies 9-0.
Jedd Gyorko, Stephen Piscotty, Brandon Moss and Jeremy Hazelbaker went deep.
The Cardinals had hit multiple home runs in nine straight games, tying a major
league record, before failing to connect Saturday night in a 4-2 loss.
Jhonny Peralta added three hits as the Cardinals finished a 6-3 road trip. They
remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Miami for the final wild-card spot in the National
League.
The Cardinals got six extra-base hits to set a club record of 14 straight games
with at least three extra-base hits.
Leake (9-9) gave up seven hits and struck out eight. Philadelphia had homered
in 14 straight games before getting blanked by Leake and two relievers.
Vince Velasquez (8-6) fell to 0-4 with a 6.23 ERA in his last seven starts.
St. Louis has Monday off before beginning a home series against the New York
Mets Tuesday night.
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