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Garland wins duel against Wainwright as Padres clip CardinalsBaseball Betting Lines05/26/2010 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Garland outpitched Adam Wainwright in San Diego's 1-0 victory over St. Louis in the first of three games between division leaders at Petco Park. Garland (6-2) worked around six hits and two walks while striking out seven over seven frames in the victory. Jerry Hairston Jr. went 2-for-3 and accounted for the lone run with his first home run of the season. The surging Padres have won three straight. Heath Bell worked through the ninth for his 13th save. Wainwright (6-3) was dominant in defeat, scattering four hits with one walk and striking out 12 over seven frames. Albert Pujols notched three hits and Felipe Lopez collected two for the Cardinals, who have lost two of three overall. St. Louis danced around the bases but never crossed the plate versus Garland in the early going. It loaded the bases in the first with one out, but Colby Rasmus and David Freese both struck out swinging. Back-to-back singles by Wainwright and Lopez with two outs in the second caused a stir, but Garland bore down to strike out Ryan Ludwick. San Diego got on the scoreboard in the home half of the second thanks to Hairston's solo shot to left. The Cardinals had five of their six hits in the first three frames and all six base hits prior to the first out in the fourth, but failed to capitalize then went quietly until the ninth. Pujols swatted an opposite-field single, moved to second on a wild pitch then Freese worked a two-out walk. However, Bell induced a weak grounder to short off the bat of Yadier Molina to end the game. Game Notes Wainwright continued his sterling starts versus the Padres. He entered with a 1.86 earned run average and lowered that in Tuesday's start. On the opposite end, Garland entered Tuesday with a 0-3 mark and a 7.36 ERA versus the Cardinals before navigating his way through six frames...San Diego posted an MLB-best ninth shutout of the season...Garland has won six straight decisions...San Diego has now won three 1-0 games this season.
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