Rick Ankiel went 3-for-4 with his second and third homers Saturday as the Cardinals defeated the Dodgers 6-1.
Ankiel got two fastballs over the center of the plate -- Derek Lowe's at the knees and Roberto Hernandez's belt high -- and yanked both into the right-field bleachers.
Pitchers more capable of doing so will give him a steady diet of breaking stuff, so don't expect him to keep up this kind of pace.
Braden Looper earned his 10th win by holding the Dodgers to one run in six innings on Saturday.
Looper has four wins in his last six starts, though his ERA has actually climbed during that span.
Jim Edmonds went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI against the Dodgers on Saturday.
Edmonds is batting .364 in 33 at-bats this month.
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