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Ludwick, Schumaker lead Cards by Astros (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in two runs, Skip Schumaker had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals survived another shaky ninth inning to beat the Houston Astros 5-3 on Friday night. Ludwick finished 2-for-3 and extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games, including the last 11 of 2008. Chris Duncan and Yadier Molina also drove in runs for the Cardinals, while Joel Pineiro (1-0) allowed...