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MLB: Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 1

ST. LOUIS (UPI) -- Andy Sonnanstine gave up a run over eight innings Friday and helped bring the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-1 victory over St. Louis.

The Cardinals lost for the eighth time in 10 games.

Sonnanstine (6-1) allowed eight hits, did not walk a batter and struck out four in pitching the Rays to their eighth win in nine contests. Troy Percival worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save.

Carl Crawford and Carlos Pena singled in runs in the third and Akinori Iwamura drove in another Tampa Bay run with a single in the fourth.

Braden Looper (5-3) took the loss, giving up three runs on 10 hits in six innings.

The Cardinals' lone run came on Chris Duncan's homer in the eighth.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 05/17/2008

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