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MLB: St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2

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Published: April 30, 2011 at 4:17 PM

ATLANTA, April 30 (UPI) -- Gerald Laird hit an RBI triple in the ninth inning Saturday, breaking a tie and rallying the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 decision over Atlanta.

Matt Holliday led off the frame with a single off Craig Kimbrel (0-1), and one out later Laird lined a pitch into the left-center gap that went to the wall, easily scoring Holliday with the go-ahead run.

The first-place Cards won their fourth straight game after battling back from a 2-0 deficit in the eighth. David Freese knocked in a pair of runs with a two-out single off Jonny Venters to forge a tie.

Miguel Batista (2-1) was credited with a win after tossing a scoreless eighth and Fernando Salas picked up his second save despite issuing a walk in the bottom of the ninth.

Martin Prado knocked a two-run double in the fifth for the Braves, who fell to 0-2 in their three-game series with St. Louis.

Topics: Craig Kimbrel, Gerald Laird
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