MLB: St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2

ATLANTA, April 27 (UPI) -- Rick Ankiel drove in two runs Monday to help the St. Louis Cardinals post a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Chris Duncan had an RBI for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in their last seven games.

Winner Joel Pineiro (4-0) allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Jair Jurrjens (2-2) took the loss after giving up two runs on six hits in six innings.

Casey Kotchman went 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Braves, who batted just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Jeff Francoeur and David Ross drove in the runs for Atlanta.