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| Wolf Shuts Down Cardinals In Brewers' 4-1 Win |
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Randy Wolf allowed one run over eight innings and Ryan Braun and Nyjer Morgan each homered to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.
The Brewers won their fourth straight to move 10{ games ahead of St. Louis in the NL Central, tying their largest lead of the season.
Wolf (12-9) gave up four hits, struck out five and walked two as he improved to 6-1 with a 3.11 ERA in his last eight starts. The left-hander allowed just two hits over his final six innings, and also had a pair of infield singles.
John Axford pitched a perfect ninth to record his 41th save in 43 chances.
Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook (11-8) gave up three runs and on nine hits in six innings. He tied a career high with nine strikeouts.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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