MLB: St. Louis 18, Atlanta 3

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Yadier Molina, Albert Pujols and Rick Ankiel combined for 10 RBI Friday for St. Louis, which crushed the reeling Atlanta Braves 18-3.

Molina had four hits and knocked in four runs and Pujols was 3-for-3 with three RBI in a 26-hit St. Louis barrage that sent the Braves to their sixth straight defeat.

Ankiel had a two-run single and walked to force home another run.

Adam Wainwright (7-3) was the winner, allowing a run and five hits in six innings. Wainwright contributed to the offense with three hits and an RBI.

Greg Norton homered for the Braves.

Charlie Morton (3-8) took the loss, yielding four runs in just 1 1/3 innings.