Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Gant, Cardinals slam Mets

Ron Gant hit a fifth-inning grand slam and Todd Stottlemyre beatthe Mets for the third time this season, leading the St. LouisCardinals over New York 4-3 Friday in Shea Stadium.

Gant's slam followed Stottlemyre's two-out single off BobbyJones (9-7), Royce Clayton's single and Ray Lankford's walk. It wasthe fourth slam of Gant's career, the second this season.

The homer, Gant's 21st this season, went 388 feet into theleft-field bullpen and gave St. Louis a 4-0 lead. Gant has sixhomers in his last 12 games.

Astros 5, Giants 1: Doug Drabek won for the first time since theAll-Star break, leading Houston over San Francisco in the Astrodome.

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