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Cardinals get two-game sweep of Phillies

Lance Berkman lined a bases-loaded single over a drawn-in outfield with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the run-starved Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Despite allowing seven hits, Roy Oswalt only gave up one run in five innings. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
Despite allowing seven hits, Roy Oswalt only gave up one run in five innings. (Jeff Roberson/AP)Read more
    by By R.B. Fallstrom, The Associated Press
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Berkman lined a bases-loaded single over a drawn-in outfield with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the run-starved Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Jaime Garcia allowed five hits and an unearned run in eight innings for the Cardinals, but gave up a 1-0 lead in the eighth — enabled when second baseman Tyler Greene dropped Jimmy Rollins' routine pop fly with one out. Rollins eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Placido Polanco.

Fernando Salas (2-0) had a strikeout in a perfect ninth.

The Phillies' Roy Oswalt worked five efficient innings in his first start off the 15-day disabled list for lower back inflammation. Danys Baez (1-2) took the loss in relief.