LOS ANGELES, April 17 (UPI) -- Allen Craig clubbed a three-run homer among his three hits Saturday and the St. Louis Cardinals smashed the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2.
Craig's fifth-inning blast put St. Louis ahead 5-1 and the Cardinals continued an offensive surge that has seen them rap out 95 hits for 60 runs over their last six games, five of which have been victories.
Ryan Theriot went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored, and David Freese added a pair of RBIs on a single and a sacrifice fly for St. Louis, which took its third straight from the slumping Dodgers.
Kyle McClellan (2-0) tossed seven innings of one-run ball to pick up the victory, allowing six hits while walking none and striking out two.
Clayton Kershaw (2-2) was lit up for five runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings as Los Angeles absorbed its fifth straight loss.
Andre Ethier went 3-for-4 with a run scored in for the Dodgers.
