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SPORTS - Cards Top Brewers
05/10/2008 18:50:42
MILWAUKEE (AP) Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, and St. Louis' shaky bullpen held on Saturday for a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that snapped the Cardinals' season-long three-game skid. Prince Fielder hit a tying homer in the eighth inning for Milwaukee, and Ben Sheets set a franchise record for strikeouts with 1,086. Still, the slumping Brewers lost for the seventh time in eight games. Eric Gagne (1-2) gave up consecutive singles to start the ninth. After Aaron Miles hit a 15-foot grounder that advanced the runners, Gagne intentionally walked Albert Pujols to load the bases with one out for Rick Ankiel, who fouled out. Ludwick grounded a single just past shortstop J.J. Hardy to give St. Louis a 5-3 lead. Ryan Franklin, who took over the closer's role Saturday from struggling Jason Isringhausen, got three outs for his third career save and second this year. The Brewers rallied from a 3-0 deficit for the second consecutive game. They scored two runs in the seventh on two walks by reliever Kyle McClellan and another in the eighth on Fielder's first homer in 42 at-bats. Mike Shannon has this report.
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