Topic: Jake Westbrook

ST. LOUIS -- Dexter Fowler crushed a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning Thursday night as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6 at Busch Stadium.

Carlos Beltran and Allen Craig hit home runs to cap a six-run rally Wednesday and help the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over Milwaukee.

Jake Arrieta and two relievers teamed to throw a two-hitter Friday in bringing the Chicago Cubs a 7-0 decision over St. Louis.

Andre Ethier and Skip Schumaker combined for eight RBI Wednesday and the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded out 18 hits to crush St. Louis 13-4.

Cincinnati's Devin Mesoraco clubbed a pair of homers Saturday, powering the Reds to an 8-3 defeat of division rival St. Louis.

Francisco Liriano threw seven innings of one-run ball Monday, notching his 11th victory in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 9-2 spanking of division rival St. Louis.

A three-run triple by Shane Robinson highlighted a five-run fifth inning Wednesday that sent St. Louis storming past Philadelphia 11-3.

Matt Carpenter went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs Friday to help St. Louis outslug San Diego 9-6.

Edwin Jackson gave up three hits over seven innings Thursday and four relievers finished off a shutout in the Chicago Cubs' 3-0 victory over St. Louis.

Matt Holliday doubled in the go-ahead score during a three-run St. Louis third Friday, helping send the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over Miami.

Oakland's Jed Lowrie drove in three runs Sunday, including a go-ahead two-run homer, and the Athletics rallied for a 7-5 interleague victory over St. Louis.

Matt Carpenter's bases-clearing triple during a seven-run fourth inning Tuesday helped lift St. Louis to a 13-5 interleague rout of Houston.

Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer to break a sixth-inning tie Wednesday, propelling St. Louis to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Giancarlo Stanton's two-RBI double in the fifth gave Miami a three-run lead Friday and the Marlins held on to defeat St. Louis 5-4.

Rookie John Gast tossed 5 1/3 innings in his second major league start Sunday and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee 4-2.