Even their opponents are surprised by the St. Louis Cardinals' slide. Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and the Houston Astros completed a sweep of St. Louis with a 5-2 victory Wednesday, handing the slumping Cardinals their fifth straight defeat. "Their backs are against the wall, not ours, and it didn't look like they wanted to come out and beat us," Blum said.

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