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St. Louis Cardinals' Jake Westbrook allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings and Colby Rasmus hit a three-run homer in the eighth off Rays reliever J.P. Howell. St. Louis Cardinals beat Tampa Bay 5-3 on Friday following a sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore earlier this week. They are a solid 8-5 in interleague play this year, it’s been particularly impressive in road games against the AL, winning six straight after losing its first interleague away game. They are looking very comfortable in AL ballparks this season.
Tampa Bay Rays' Casey Kotchman, batting a team-best .333, is 2 for 12 in his last four games after he was hitless in three at-bats Friday. They will try to bounce back after their third loss in four games Friday. They have hit .180 during that stretch, going 3 for 23 with runners in scoring position. Rays' Jeff Niemann will make his third start since coming off the disabled list with a lower back strain. He gave up five runs and seven hits in three innings against Houston on Sunday, but escaped without a decision as the Rays went on to win 14-10. In his first start off the DL, Niemann pitched six scoreless innings to win at Milwaukee on June 20. Watch St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Game Live TV Channel FSMW and SUN.