ST. LOUIS, April 27 (UPI) -- Yadier Molina's ground-rule double in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run Monday, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win over Atlanta.
With the score tied 3-3, Albert Pujols led off the eighth with a double off Takashi Saito (0-1). One later Molina sent Pujols home with a double to left center, capping a Cardinals' rally from a three-run deficit.
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Molina's stolen base an inning earlier set up pinch-hitter Bryan Anderson's game-tying RBI double.
Pujols ended with three hits and Colby Rasmus socked a solo home run while Dennys Reyes (2-0) got the win by pitching a scoreless eighth. Ryan Franklin notched his seventh save.
The Braves got RBI hits from Nate McLouth and Troy Glaus.