Cardinals slam Mariners 7-4

SEATTLE -- Albert Pujols hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, and Tino Martinez added a three-run homer in the eighth to lead Woody Williams and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Seattle Mariners 7-4 Tuesday night.

Williams (3-2) ended a personal two-game losing streak, limiting the Mariners to one run and four hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked three.

Steve Kline and Dave Veres finished the seven-hitter.

Trailing 1-0, the Cardinals loaded the bases against James Baldwin (4-6) in the sixth on singles by Eli Marrero and Fernando Vina and an intentional walk to J.D. Drew.

Pujols hit a 2-0 pitch over the center-field fence for his 14th homer of the season and second career slam. The 2001 NL Rookie of the Year had a grand slam at Pittsburgh last Sept. 21.

The Cardinals, shut out by Jamie Moyer the night before, had not scored in 19 innings before Pujols connected.

Martinez, who played with the Mariners from 1990-95, homered off Arthur Rhodes to make it 7-1 in the eighth.

-- AP