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Cards' La Russa bats P Wellemeyer 8th (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

For the first time this season, the St. Louis Cardinals had their pitcher batting eighth Wednesday night. Manager Tony La Russa used that unusual strategy on an everyday basis the last 1 1/2 seasons to get more runners on base for third-place hitter Albert Pujols after the first time through the lineup.