Big Hits Guide Cardinals To Win Over Angels

The St. Louis Cardinals couldn't touch Jered Weaver and his low-80s fastball the first time through the order Thursday night.

The second time was an entirely different story, and he didn't make it a third time through.

Matt Holliday homered twice in two innings off Weaver, Matt Carpenter homered as well and the Cardinals held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-10 to complete a three-game sweep.

Weaver (3-2) retired the first 11 batters of the game before Holliday ended the streak with his first homer. Eight of the next nine Cardinals reached base, capped by a two-run homer from Holliday to end Weaver's night in the fifth.

"It took us a minute to get used to his decreased velocity compared to what we're used to," Holliday said. "It's really just more with your eyes and a timing thing. Once you see it, the next time your mind and body is much more in sync."

Holliday matched his career high with four hits to pace an 18-hit outburst by the Cardinals. Matt Adams and Yadier Molina added three hits apiece, and every Cardinals starter had a hit.

Adam Wainwright (3-3) got the win despite allowing 11 hits and seven runs, six earned, in five innings.

Weaver gave up nine hits and eight runs allowed in four-plus innings for the Angels, who have lost six straight and 10 of their last 12.

"That's the type of offense I believe we are," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "Great production up and down, everybody. The guys just kept coming and obviously we needed every one of them."

The Angels offense gave Weaver a 2-0 lead in the third and 5-3 lead in the fourth, but the Cardinals battled back each time.

Carpenter launched a three-run homer down the right field line in the fifth to make it 6-5 and put St. Louis up for good. Holliday followed two batters later with a two-run drive to center to chase Weaver from the game.

Adams gave the Cardinals some breathing room with a two-run single in the sixth after the Angels had crawled back within a run and delivered another RBI single in the ninth.

Thursday, May 12 Scoreboard
    
New York Yankees 7, Kansas City 3
     
Baltimore 7, Detroit 5
    
Boston 11, Houston 1

Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 4 (F/10)

San Diego 3, Milwaukee 0

San Francisco 4, Arizona 2

St. Louis 12, Los Angeles Angels 10
    
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 0

Friday, May 13 Schedule (All Times Central)

Pittsburgh at Chicago, 1:20 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago at New York, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

New York at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.

Saturday, May 14 Schedule (All Times Central)

Houston at Boston, 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

San Diego at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

New York Mets at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Seattle 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Sunday, May 15 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

San Diego at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

New York Mets at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 p.m.