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Martinez honors late Taveras, pitches Cardinals over Dodgers

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May 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Martinez wiped away tears during a pregame tribute to late teammate Oscar Taveras, then pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Sunday. Jhonny Peralta homered and drove in all three runs for the Cardinals.

On the one-year anniversary of Taveras’ major league debut, his family was on the field to honor him. Taveras and his girlfriend were killed in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic in October. Martinez was close friends with Taveras, and is wearing the outfielder’s No. 18 this season. Martinez (5-2) struck out eight and extended his scoreless-inning streak to 20 1-3.

Rookie Joc Pederson hit his 13th homer in the eighth.Brett Anderson (2-3) took the loss.