MIAMI – Albert Pujols had two hits and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 5-1.
Adam Wainwright threw 5 2/3 effective innings, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks.
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Tommy Edman tripled, singled and drove in two runs, and Paul Goldschmidt also had two hits for St. Louis.
Marlins’ starter Jesús Luzardo allowed five runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Luzardo struck out three and walked two.
Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina made their 307th start together, the third most all time for a pitcher-catcher battery.