ST. LOUIS (AP) – Roy Halladay gave up a grand slam to Yadier Molina in an abbreviated two-inning start before leaving with shoulder soreness, and the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a four-game sweep with an 8-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. The Phillies were looking for their first four-game sweep in St. Louis in 99 years.
 
Adam Wainwright (4-5) allowed a run on seven hits in six innings, thriving in 90-degree heat for his second straight dominant outing. Molina left due to dehydration during an at-bat in the fifth.  All of the Cardinals’ runs came from homers. Carlos Beltran’s three-run homer in the fifth was his NL-leading 15th and rookie Matt Adams, who’s been filling in for injured Lance Berkman at first base, hit the first of his career off Chad Qualls in the seventh.

Halladay (4-5) departed with a 3.98 ERA after an outing that matched the second-shortest outing of his career. The team said the two-time Cy Young award winner was taken out as a precautionary measure and that he’ll be re-evaluated in the next few days.

Baseball
Boone 12, Lewis Central 2
Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 14, Burlington 1 (5 imm)0
Denison-Schleswig 14, Denver 4 (Final 5 innngs)
Denison-Schleswig 14, Denver 4 (Final 6 innings)
Essex 16, Red Oak 12
Interstate 35, Truro 12, East Greene, Grand Junction 2
Interstate 35, Truro 9, Wayne, Corydon 0
Jefferson-Scranton 1, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 0
Johnston 6, Lewis Central 1
Logan-Magnolia 10, Treynor 0
Logan-Magnolia 12, Nishnabotna 2 (Tournament)
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 5, Underwood 4
St. Mary, Storm Lake 3, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 1

Softball
Exira-EHK 3, Audubon 2
Audubon 5, Grandview Park Baptist 4
Harlan 6, Chariton 2
Treynor 5, Clarinda 0
Clarinda 28, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3
Coon Rapids-Bayard 10, Boyer Valley 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 14, Grandview Park Baptist 2
Griswold 18, Fremont-Mills 5
Walnut 13, Griswold 0
Red Oak 7, Griswold 3
Harlan 14, Nodaway Valley 0
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 14, Hinton 4
Lewis Central 8, LeMars 6
Sioux City, East 2, Lewis Central 1
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 16, West Monona 6
Ogden 4, Carroll 2
Carroll 8, Prairie Valley 3
Shenandoah 6, Essex 1
Shenandoah 15, Fremont-Mills 3
Red Oak 6, Shenandoah 2
Treynor 13, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0
Winterset 13, Van Meter 0
Red Oak 4, Walnut 2
Walnut 3, Essex 2
Winterset 2, A-D-M, Adel 0

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Kendrick’s first win of the year was almost worth the wait.

The right-hander was in complete control with a seven-hitter for his first career shutout, putting the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of their first four-game sweep in St. Louis since 1913 with a 4-0 victory on Saturday night.Shane Victorino’s RBI double in the fourth was the only support Kendrick (1-4) needed. John Mayberry added a two-run double in a three-run sixth, and Hunter Pence and Brian Schneider had two hits apiece for the Phillies, who have won four in a row.Roy Halladay (4-4, 3.58) pitches in the finale on Sunday, facing Adam Wainwright (3-5. 4.78)”That’s a good offense over there, so it’s a good feeling,” Kendrick said. “I wanted to go out there and finish it, give the bullpen a little rest and watch Roy throw tomorrow.”Kendrick entered with a 5.23 ERA and the Phillies were 1-9 in the games he pitched, five of them starts. But he’s 5-1 against the Cardinals in eight games, all but two of them starts, and three of the wins have come in St. Louis.He didn’t mind that it was 94 degrees at gametime.”This is one of my favorite places to pitch, Atlanta and here,” Kendrick said. “It’s warm, I like the humidity.”Jaime Garcia (3-3) allowed four runs on six hits in six innings for the Cardinals, who swept a three-game series against the Padres before hitting the wall against the team they upset in the NL division series last fall.  The Cards and the Phils play again on Sunday 5/27 with a 12:20 pregame on KJAN.