Craig hits 5th in 5th

Allen Craig's fifth homer of the season gave the Cardinals a 5-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the fifth inning tonight.

Craig, who has knocked in eight runs in his last seven games, connected off righthander David Phelps, a native St. Louisan making his first appearance at Busch Stadium. Cardinals starter Lance Lynn has given up only three hits and walked three through the first seven innings.

Lynn sharp from the start

Lance Lynn has been notorious for his slow starts this season but the Cardinals' righthander was expeditious for the first five innings tonight at Busch Stadium, blanking the New York Yankees on two hits, with all the outs but one coming either on the infield (12) or strikeouts (two).

The Cardinals led, 4-0, after a four-run third inning.

Second baseman Kolten Wong helped out Lynn twice in the fourth and once in the fifth. In the fourth, he fielded Jacoby Ellsbury's grounder to the right side and, seeing nobody at first, beat the speedy Ellsbury to the bag himself. Then, Wong ended the inning with a stylish turn and flip to shortstop Jhonny Peralta as the Cardinals completed a double play.