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(AP) -- Allen Craig and Daniel Descalso homered to back Adam Wainwright, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-3 Wednesday night.

Descalso's homer came in a three-run first inning and Craig connected in the third to make it 4-1.

Craig also had an RBI single in the first.

Wainwright (5-6) yielded seven hits and three runs with eight strikeouts in 5 2-3 innings to improve to 5-0 in six starts at Minute Maid Park.

Houston starter Bud Norris (5-3) allowed seven hits and four runs with a season-high 12 strikeouts and no walks in six innings.

He became the first Astros pitcher to strike out at least 12 without a walk since Shane Reynolds in 1999.

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