Cards back Sonny Gray's scoreless start, pound Astros

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Nolan Arenado had a homer, two doubles and two RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday.

Brendan Donovan went 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI triple for the Cardinals, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.

Pedro Pages hit a two-run double for St. Louis, which collected 14 hits and has won three of its last four. La