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(AP) --  Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven innings and three
relievers completed the three-hit shutout as the Houston Astros
again beat the slumping St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0 on Tuesday night.
 Hunter Pence drove in two runs in Houston's three-run fourth
inning.

 The Cardinals were shut out for the second straight game after
J.A. Happ threw a two-hitter in a 3-0 win on Monday. They have
dropped four straight, seven of their last eight and are seven
games behind Cincinnati in the NL Central.

 Tim Byrdak replaced Rodriguez (11-12) for the eighth inning, but
was chased when he walked the first batter he faced. Wilton Lopez
finished the eighth and Brandon Lyon worked the ninth for his 10th
save.

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