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ST. LOUIS -- Billy Hamilton had three hits and his first two steals, and scored easily after tagging up on a shallow outfield pop fly to support a strong outing from Mike Leake in the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Leake (1-1) allowed four hits and a walk in eight scoreless innings and Devin Mesoraco hit a two-run home run for the Reds, who avoided a three-game sweep after dropping their ninth series in their last 10 in St. Louis. Theyre 2-4 against the Cardinals, their NL Central rival, and wrapped up a 2-4 trip. Shelby Miller (0-2) allowed his fourth homer in two starts and faced trouble most of his six innings, but held the Reds hitless in nine at-bats with runners in scoring position. Mesoraco hit his first homer in the fourth after doubling twice Tuesday in his first start after coming off the 15-day disabled list. Hamilton entered batting .091 with two hits and seven strikeouts in 22 at-bats and left town batting .192. He reached safely his first three trips beginning with a triple to open the game when left fielder Matt Holliday missed on a diving catch in the gap. After singling to start the fifth he put on a show with his legs, stealing second without a throw, going to third on a flyout to shallow right and scoring easily to beat Jon Jays relay on Bruces pop fly to even shallower right and put the Reds up 3-0. Hamilton bunted for a hit in the ninth against Pat Neshek and stole second, then scored without a throw on Brandon Phillips one-out single to make it 4-0. Leake retired nine of the first 10 hitters and benefited from three double-play balls, two of them in a run of five straight three-up, three-down innings from the second through sixth. Leake was 0-2 in three starts last year against St. Louis while allowing 15 earned runs in 16 1-3 innings and beat them for the first time since Aug. 25, 2012. Millers best work came in the first when he struck out Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto and got Bruce on a groundout to strand Hamilton at third. He gave up three runs on seven hits. Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter made an outstanding diving stop on Leakes grounder down the line in the third. Notes: Slumping cleanup man Allen Craig (.097) was not in the lineup for the Cardinals and the Reds gave Zack Cozart (.038) a day off. Together, those two are 4 for 57. ... Both teams have a day off Thursday. The Reds open a six-game homestand Friday with Johnny Cueto (0-1, 1.93) opposing the Rays and David Price (1-0, 4.05) and the Cardinals and Joe Kelly (1-0, 1.69) begin a three-game series with the Cubs and Jeff Samardzija (0-1, 1.29). ... Miller was a 15-game winner last year as a rookie, going 10-3 with a 1.75 ERA at home. Mike Shannon Jersey .J. - New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara left Monday nights game against the Indianapolis Colts with a torn biceps. 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But first, he will try resting for two weeks before beginning a throwing program that could last up to a month, general manager Sandy Alderson said. Willie McGee Cardinals Jersey . -- Canadas Nicole Vandermade won the Four Winds Invitational on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory.Home favourites Rowby-John Rodriguez and Zoran Lerchbacher began their Austrian Open campaign with first round wins in Vienna on Friday. Former World Youth Championship finalist Rodriguez made light work of European Tour debutant Steve McNally in a 6-1 thumping to set up a second round clash against World Championship quarter-finalist Alan Norris.After taking the opening leg, Rodriguez showed his intent with a 97 checkout in the second for a break and never looked back racing into 4-0 lead before McNally finally got on the board but Rodriguez took the next two legs to seal his place in the second round. Saturdays Second Round - Best of 11 legs Alan Norris v Rowby John Rodriguez Stephen Bunting v James Richardson Terry Jenkins v Dimitri Van den Bergh Robert Thornton v Nigel Heydon Ian White v Simon Stevenson Simon Whitlock v Ron Meulenkamp Gerwyn Price v Steve Beaton Kim Huybrechts v Chris Dobey Dave Chisnall v Jamie Cavan Jelle Klaasen v Zoran Lerchbacher Peter Wright v Zoran Lerchbbacher Michael van Gerwen v Jonny Clayton Phil Taylor v Steve West Mensur Suljovic v Kyle Anderson Benito van de Pas v Josh Payne Michael Smith v Mark Frost It wasnt quite as straightforward for another host nation qualifier as Lerchbacher overcame Jeffrey de Zwaan in a narrow 6-4 victory to the delight of the home crowd.ddddddddddddHowever, there was disappointment for Austrias Roxy-James Rodriguez - the elder brother of Rowby-John - as he lost 6-4 to Nigel Heydon, whilst 18-year-old debutant Nico Mandl was comfortably seen off 6-1 by Jonny Clayton who next meets Michael van Gerwen.Steve West produced the performance of the day as he fired six maximums and a 101 average to beat Mervyn King 6-3, and will now face Phil Taylor who makes his return to European Tour action for the first time in two years.There were also strong performances from Steve Beaton and Jamie Caven, who knocked out former Austrian Darts Open winners Vincent van der Voort and Justin Pipe respectively, while left-hander Ron Meulenkamp overcame fellow Dutchman Jeffrey de Graaf 6-3.Elsewhere, there was a dream debut for Simon Stevenson as he came through a tough battle with James Wilson 6-5 to reach the second round.Chris Dobey continued his strong form on the European Tour as he eased past Darron Brown, and James Richardson produced some scintillating darts in a 6-2 victory over former Lakeside champion Christian Kist.Another man in top form is Josh Payne and he showed no signs of letting up with an impressive 6-3 victory over Wes Newton.Mark Frost displayed some masterful finishing as he hit six out of six on the doubles to beat Mike Zuydwijk, whilst Australias Kyle Anderson edged out Ross Smith 6-4 in a ferocious battle.Belgian Dimitri Van Den Bergh also progressed to the second round with a 6-1 victory over Wayne Jones and Jermaine Wattimena saw off Brendan Dolan 6-3 to set up a clash with Peter Wright.Saturday will see the second round take place over an afternoon and evening session before Sundays last eight meetings as well as the semi-finals and final. 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