ST. LOUIS _ Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings with eight strikeouts and Yadier Molina and Marcell Ozuna homered as the Cardinals posted their fourth consecutive win with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Flaherty (1-0) had eight strikeouts without a walk, and the only run he allowed was a homer by Joc Pederson in the sixth inning. The homer ended a string of 18 consecutive scoreless innings for Cardinals pitchers against the Dodgers.
Molina hit his first homer of the season with Paul DeJong on base in the sixth to end the night for Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda (2-1). DeJong extended his hitting streak to 11 games and had three hits, including a run-scoring triple in the sixth.
Ozuna also had three hits, ripping a double to center field in the second, a single in the fourth and a line-drive homer off the foul pole in left field in the eighth.
It was another good night for the Cardinals' bullpen. Four relievers finished things off after Flaherty was removed. John Brebbia made another scoreless appearance and Dominic Leone pitched the ninth for the second consecutive game.
The only run allowed by the bullpen came when Max Muncy homered in the seventh against Tyler Webb.
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