ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright was given a huge early cushion against a team thats been pushed around for months, and did not let it go to his head. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander just kept mowing them down. Wainwright matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in a five-hitter and the Cardinals punished rookie Lucas Harrell with six runs in the first three innings, getting over an excruciating 19-inning loss two days earlier with a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. "I tried to keep them off the basepaths," Wainwright said. "Sometimes a young team like that is most dangerous when theyre behind, so I told myself Dont let up, dont let your focus go, keep making pitches." Skip Schumaker and Yadier Molina had two RBIs apiece for the Cardinals, who got six hits the first seven at-bats in a four-run first and then capitalized on a pair of walks to open a two-run third. Jon Jay had three hits and an RBI. "Were not thinking about the other day," Schumaker said. "Its why you play 162. I know a lot of people are bringing that up, but we havent thought about that. Were trying to beat the Astros." Wainwright (12-10) threw his second shutout and third complete game of the season. Two of the complete games have come during a string of six consecutive victories at home with a 1.42 ERA. He pitched a five-hitter on Aug. 4, a 6-1 victory over the Brewers. "Hes fun to watch," manager Mike Matheny said. "He thrives on those opportunities to lead by example." Wainwright is 12-1 with a 1.58 ERA for his career against Houston. The Astros got two-out hits in the ninth from Justin Maxwell and Jason Castro in a bid to spoil the shutout before Wainwright fanned Ben Francisco on his 105th pitch. "Oh my God, he was doing so good today," Astros leadoff man Jose Altuve said after going 1 for 4. "He threw every pitch he wanted in every location he wanted." The Astros have been outscored 15-1 in two games under interim manager Tony DeFrancesco, who held a team meeting prior to the game in an effort to lift the stripped-down franchise out of the doldrums. Houston is just 7-41 since June 28. Tyler Greene, a former Cardinals first-round pick dealt to Houston earlier this year for a player to be named, struck out twice and grounded out in his first game in St. Louis as a visitor. Harrell (10-9) had allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last seven starts, but balked home the first run and got a visit from pitching coach Doug Brocail after facing just five hitters. The right-hander retired just five of the first 15 batters before settling down, allowing a walk and sacrifice fly the last 10 hitters. Harrell is from Springfield, Mo., and made his first career start in Missouri and a large contingent of family and friends were waiting outside the clubhouse after the game. He beat the Cardinals in his first two starts this season. "Thats why its frustrating and disappointing," Harrell said. "I feel like I let a lot of people down. Thats definitely not my best and I cant wait to come back here and have a better outing." The day after their 6-3, 19-inning loss to the Pirates -- the longest game in the majors this season -- Matheny led a delegation to help rebuild tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo., and other Cardinals played charity golf. "I think everybody was pretty busy yesterday," Matheny said before the game. "It was a good day to get involved in the community and get some positive things done." Jay doubled to start the bottom of the first, and with one out St. Louis got five straight singles from Matt Holliday, Allen Craig, David Freese, Molina and Schumaker. Craig and Freese walked to start the third, Molina followed with an RBI single and Rafael Furcal added a sacrifice fly. The Astros were shut out for the 12th time. NOTES: Wainwright has five career double-digit strikeouts games and this was the first since May 25, 2010, at San Diego. ... Bud Norris (5-10, 5.23) is 7-3 for his career against the Cardinals heading into Wednesday nights start against Kyle Lohse (12-2, 2.61). ... Carlos Beltran, 4 for 23 on the homestand and bothered by a right hand injury, missed his second start in three games but is not expected to be out long. ... The Cardinals are 56-14 when scoring more than three runs. ... Craig had a single to extend his hitting streak to 10 games and also walked three times. ... Craig is 10 for 23 (.435) against Houston this season and 21-48 for his career with five homers and 17 RBIs. ... Altuve is a career .393 hitter (22 for 56) against St. Louis. nfl holdjersey . PAUL, Minn. cheap jerseys . Quesne finished with four straight birdies to lead at 9 under. Danny Willett of England shot a second straight 67 to trail the leader. 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"A cycle is a big deal," Chisenhall said. "Youve got to go after it." Chisenhall lined out to right field in final at-bat but finished with three hits and three RBIs, and Casey Kotchman drove in three runs as the Cleveland Indians ended Cincinnatis six-game winning streak with a 10-9 win over the Reds on Monday night. Chisenhall and Kotchman hit two-run homers, and both drove in runs in the sixth inning off Sam LeCure (2-2) as Cleveland snapped a 7-7 tie. Shin-Soo Choo led off the first with a homer for the Indians, who won for just the second time in seven games and pulled within 1-2 game of first place in the AL Central. In the eighth, Chisenhall needed just a double to become the eighth Cleveland player to hit for the cycle and first since Travis Hafner in 2003. It has been nearly 79 years since the Indians had a player hit for the cycle at home. Hall of Famer Earl Averill did it in August 1933. "Thats all I was thinking about," Chisenhall said. "Everybody was like, Anything that happens youre going two, so if it short hops (Reds right fielder Jay) Bruce there or gets down Ive got to go to second." Despite coming up short of his first cycle since "high school or summer ball," Chisenhall called his performance "my best game in the major leagues so far." The ongoing feud between Indians pitcher Derek Lowe and Reds manager Dusty Baker didnt worsen. The pair behaved less than a week after exchanging ugly comments following a game. Joey Votto and Bruce homered for the Reds, who swept a three-game series from Ohios other major leaguers last week. Joe Smith (5-1) replaced an ineffective Lowe in the sixth, and Chris Perez worked the ninth, giving up one run, before getting his 22nd straight save. Perezs streak is the second-longest in one season in team history. Jose Mesa saved 38 in a row in 1995. Perez let the Reds close within one run in the ninth on Bruces two-out RBI single, but the colorful closer struck out Ryan Ludwick looking for the final out. Bruce and Brandon Phillips had three hits each for Cincinnati, which failed to extend its winning streak to a season-high seven games. "We couldnt stop them," Baker said. "They couldnt really stop us. They just got one more run. I told somebody early, this is going to be a 10-9 game. I just hope its going to be us with the 10." There was plenty of humidity on a sultry night at Progressive Field, but none of the heat was generated by angry words or actions. It was a slugfest, just not the one expected. Last Wednesday, Lowe and Baker pointed fingers at each other during a game in Cincinnati and exchanged disparaging comments afterward. Baker had told Mat Latos to brush back Lowe with a pitch, and the right-hander took exception, wagging a finger at the Reds manager, who said he ordered the inside pitch as payback for one Lowe threw a few years ago. Lowe responded by hitting Phillips later. Bothh managers did all they could to avoid the issue before the series opener.dddddddddddd Moments ahead of Bakers pregame availability, a Reds spokesman asked reporters to refrain from asking questions about the managers past with Lowe. Outside Clevelands clubhouse, Indians manager Manny Acta downplayed the Lowe-Baker conflict, taking some of the tension out of the rematch. Still, both Lowe and Latos got pummeled. Lowe allowed seven runs and 11 hits in five innings, while Latos was charged with seven runs and eight hits over four. Lowe was dismissive when asked if the feud with Baker was over. "Holy smokes, yes," he said. The RBIs by Kotchman and Chisenhall made it 9-7 in the sixth before Bruces 16th homer got the Reds within a run in the seventh. Michael Brantleys sacrifice fly restored the Indians two-run lead in the bottom half. Cincinnati tied it 7-7 in the fifth on Phillips shot down the left-field line that turned into a "Little League" home run for the second baseman. With Votto on with a double, Phillips pulled a pitch just inside the bag at third, the ball sneaking past left fielder Johnny Damon, who crashed hard into the railing. As Damon retrieved the ball, Phillips never slowed after rounding second and scored just ahead of the relay throw with a headfirst slide. Kotchmans two-run homer and Choos RBI double gave the Indians a 7-5 lead in the fourth. Brantley led off with a double, and with two outs, Kotchman hit his sixth homer. Chisenhall followed with his first career triple into the right-field corner and Choo brought him home with his double -- a shot off the wall in left that just missed being his second homer. "I hit it in the perfect spot," Chisenhall said of his triple. The Reds took a 5-4 lead in the third on Ludwicks RBI double and Scott Rolens run-scoring single. Chisenhalls two-run homer, a shot to the back rows of the first deck in right, gave Cleveland a 4-3 lead in the second. Brantley opened the inning with a ground-rule double and went to third on Carlos Santanas single. Latos gave up an RBI groundout to Damon, struck out Kotchman and had Chisenhall down 0-2 in the count before the Indians third baseman unloaded on an inside pitch for his third homer. Lowe gave up four hits, including RBI singles by Rolen and Ryan Hanigan in the second, to give Cincinnati a 3-1 lead. Votto, who has destroyed Cleveland pitching, hit a two-out homer in the first to put the Reds ahead 1-0. It was Vottos 13th homer this season and ninth in 26 career interleague games against the Indians. Choo countered in the Indians first with a leadoff homer, his sixth, and third to open a game this season. Choo has hit seven homers in 22 games against the Reds. Notes: Rolen went 2-for-4 in his first game since May 12 because of a sore left shoulder. He was activated from the DL before the game. ... Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and his 13-year-old son, Nate, threw out ceremonial first pitches. Meyer grew up in Ashtabula, Ohio, rooting for the Indians and wanted to be drafted by the club in 1982. However, he was selected in the 13th round by Atlanta and spent two years in the Braves organization. ' ' '