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 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pitching around Albert Pujols was crucial to Odalis Perez ending his struggles. Perez won for only the second time in 10 starts and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of mistakes by Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in a 5-3 victory over St. Louis on Monday night.
Perez intentionally walked Pujols to load the bases in the first and fifth and got out of each jam when cleanup hitter Juan Encarnacion grounded into inning-ending double plays.
"Those were the big ones," Perez said. "Pujols is the best guy in the lineup and if I hang any pitch he's going to hit it out and two or three runs are going to score.
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