ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Albert Pujols broke out of an April drought with two home runs and five RBIs and Chris Duncan was 4-for-5 with a homer -- helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-2 today.
Converted reliever Braden Looper was effective in his third straight start for the Cardinals, who scored four runs during an 0-4 start at Busch Stadium.
Their first victory since beating the Tigers in Game 5 of the World Series came against Brewers ace Ben Sheets, who fell to 4-14 in 22 career starts against St. Louis.
Prince Fielder and Johnny Estrada drove in a run apiece in the first inning for the Brewers -- who had won three in a row on the road to match their best streak from all last season.
