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ST. LOUIS -- Shelby Miller gave himself a boost with his bat. The rookie pitcher hit his first career home run and pitched six sharp innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-8 Thursday night. "I havent hit a home run since high school, at least in a game," said Miller, whose 1.91 earned run average continues to lead the National League. "It was neat. It will be something I remember for sure. Sometimes you get lucky." Miller (7-3) allowed two runs and six hits. He struck out nine and walked none. Arizona scored three times in the ninth, and Edward Mujica got the last two outs for his 18th save in 18 chances. Matt Adams and Daniel Descalso homered in an eight-run fourth inning off Ian Kennedy. Matt Holliday and Matt Carpenter also connected for the Cardinals. Kennedy (3-4) was tagged for 10 runs and 13 hits in four innings. Kennedy nearly escaped the fourth with giving up just one run, but his throw off on Yadier Molinas comebacker pulled shortstop Didi Gregorius wide of second base. What could have been an inning-ending double play instead led to Adams three-run homer and Descalsos two-run shot. "I think weve made that play and we expect to make that play," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "It didnt happen today and it cost us." Kennedy endured the entire inning and threw 50 pitches. He had 99 total, only 60 for strikes. He said typically hell ask his middle infielders which one will cover the bag in a situation like that before he makes a pitch. He failed to do so and when he saw second baseman Cliff Pennington break toward the bag his instinct was to throw it to him until Gregorius took charge. By then, Kennedy double clutched and threw wide. "That whole sequence. It was perfect," he said. "I was trying to get a double play in that situation. It would have been a lot different if I was able to turn. Thats just my fault. I should have known who covered the bag just before that pitch." The Cardinals hit five homers in a game for the first time since last July 27. The previous time they did it at home was June 24, 2005, at the former Busch Stadium. David Freese extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games for St. Louis. Descalso scored twice in the big fourth and finished with three hits, including a double. The first five batters in the St. Louis starting lineup all got two hits, as did Miller. Manager Mike Matheny liked what he saw from Miller at the plate. He hopes that the pitcher doesnt let it change his approach. ""Youll take any runs you can get, but we hope he doesnt go up there trying to do that every time," Matheny said. The Cardinals greeted reliever Matt Reynolds with back-to-back home runs from Miller and Carpenter to open the fifth and stretch their lead to 12-2. Arizona scored twice in the first on an RBI groundout by Paul Goldschmidt and a single by Miguel Montero. "I have a tendency of letting up in the first inning," Miller said. "I have got to figure out a way to be as aggressive like I am in the middle of the game and toward the end, in the first couple of innings. I just wasnt doing it early on." Gerardo Parra had three hits, including an RBI single in a three-run seventh for Arizona. The Diamondbacks scored three more in the ninth when rookie Keith Butler gave up a hit to Pennington and a double to Wil Nieves before walking three consecutive batters. Notes: The Cardinals have gone 9-0-3 in their past 12 series. ... Goldschmidt has an RBI in six consecutive games. ... Carpenter extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games. Allen Craig has a 10-game streak. ... Miller was 2 for 25 in his career at the plate entering the game. He singled in the second for his first hit of the season. ... 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Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. China Jerseys NFL . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. ST. LOUIS -- Jaden Schwartz and the St. Louis Blues are racking up points at home.Schwartz had two goals in the third period, David Perron scored the only goal in a shootout and the Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday night.Paul Stastny also scored as St. Louis stretched its home point streak to nine games and improved to 9-1-2 at Scottrade Center.We want to take advantage of these games, divisional games especially, Schwartz said. It was good coming back after a loss to get a big win and get some more confidence going.Perron made the game-winning move in the fourth round of the shootout after each team came up empty in the first three rounds.I just saw the other guys go and actually on the way down was thinking backhand like I like to do, said Perron, and then, I dont know, I tried something different and it went in.Jake Allen stopped 28 shots and all four shootout attempts to improve to 10-3-3 on the season and 7-0-2 at home.Minnesota tied it at 3 with 1:08 left in regulation. After the Wild pulled Devan Dubnyk for an extra attacker, Charlie Coyle scored his eighth goal of the season on a feed from Eric Staal.It was a good play by (Staal) to just get control and bring it right to the net, Coyle said. Its a good way to battle back to earn that point, definitely.Erik Haula and Mikko Koivu also scored for the Wild. Dubnyk had 35 saves while starting on back-to-back days for the first time this season.Anytime you can pull the goalie and get a goal, I think it makes you feel a little bit better, coach Bruce Boudreau said. Obviously, we dont like to give up a lead in the third period, but we got a point on a tough week in a tough building so well take that right now.Schwartz put St. LLouis in front for the first time with a power-play goal at 4:30 of the third period.ddddddddddddBoudreau challenged the call, arguing that Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin interfered with Dubnyk. But the referees ruling that Wild defenseman Ryan Suter pushed Jaskin into the goaltender stood.There was some goalie contact so it was iffy, but its in the third period, Boudreau said. The goal gave them the lead so to me it was worth the gamble.Schwartz also tied it at 2 early in the third when he deflected Perrons shot from the point past Dubnyk for his seventh of the season. Schwartz has five goals and three assists during a six-game point streak.Hes really playing well. Its really good to see, St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said. Hes just tenacious and the skill and the timing of everything. Im really happy for him. Hes put so much work into it. His level of determination is so high its great to see.Koivu opened the scoring 11:36 into the first period when he buried a pass from Jason Zucker for his fourth of the season. The Blues tied it when Stastny scored for the third straight game 7:41 into the second.Haula got the lead back for Minnesota midway through the middle period. He capitalized when Allen was unable to grab Jason Pominvilles backhand into the crease from the corner.Game notes Perron has a seven-game point streak, tying a career high. ... Minnesota has allowed a league-low 41 goals in 21 games.UP NEXTWild: At Vancouver on Tuesday night in the second game of a five-game road trip.Blues: Host Dallas on Monday night in the second game of a five-game homestand. ' ' '