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Last updated on Wednesday, August 26, 2009
(ST. LOUIS, MO) - Adam Wainwright and Ryan Franklin combined on a three-hit shutout as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Houston Astros 1-0.
Albert Pujols drove in the game's lone run with an RBI double in the bottom of the first.
Wainwright allowed three hits over eight innings to become the first 15-game winner in the National League as he improves to 15 and 7.
Franklin picked up his 33rd save of the year as the Cardinals have won three in a row and extended their lead in the NL Central to nine games over Chicago.
Wandy Rodriguez took the loss for Houston, falling to 12 and 8 despite giving up just one run on three hits in seven innings of work.
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