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MLB: Houston 18, St. Louis 4

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Published: Aug. 3, 2010 at 11:54 PM

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Angel Sanchez led a 22-hit attack, going 4-for-6 with six RBI Tuesday to power the Houston Astros to an 18-4 rout of St. Louis.

Sanchez knocked a two-run double in the second to cap a five-run Houston outburst and added a bases-clearing triple in the sixth to make it 9-3 Astros. He completed his big night with and RBI single in the seventh.

Chris Johnson added two hits and three RBI, Pedro Feliz went 3-for-6 with two runs driven in and Carlos Lee contributed three hits and three runs scored for the Astros.

Bud Norris (4-7) yielded four runs on seven hits in six innings to claim the victory.

Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia (9-5) was roughed up for eight runs (four earned) on 10 hits in a five-inning start.

St. Louis remained a half-game behind first-place Cincinnati in the National League Central despite the loss.

Topics: Angel Sanchez, Chris Johnson, Pedro Feliz
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