John Lackey tossed seven scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday.

Lackey (1-0) gave up five hits while striking out eight and walking one for the Cardinals, who have won four of five. Jordan Walden and Matt Belisle each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.

Yadier Molina, Matt Carpenter, Mark Reynolds and Matt Holliday had one RBI apiece for St. Louis, which pounded out 11 hits.

Mike Fiers (0-2) allowed two runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings for the Brewers, who fell to 2-7 on the young season. The right-hander struck out four and walked one.

The Cardinals continue a six-game homestand with three games against the Reds starting Friday.

National League Scoreboard
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Washington 5, Philadelphia 2
New York 7, Miami 5
Arizona 7, San Francisco 6 (12 innings)

American League Scoreboard
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Minnesota 8, Kansas City 5
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2