Thome, Phils continue to haunt Cards

ST. LOUIS -- Jim Thome punished the Cardinals pitching again with two home runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies ended Albert Pujols' 30-game hitting streak in a 9-4 win on Friday night.

Pat Burrell also homered twice for the Phillies, giving him 101 for his career. The Phillies ended a three-game losing streak by beating the Cardinals for the seventh consecutive time.

Earlier Friday, the Cardinals added pitching for the stretch run, acquiring left-hander Sterling Hitchcock from the New York Yankees for two prospects and right-hander Mike DeJean from the Milwaukee Brewers for two players to be named. Hitchcock, who was squeezed out of the Yankees' rotation, will be a starter for the Cardinals.

Mike Matheny had two hits and two RBIs and rookie Dan Haren had a strong outing for the Cardinals, allowing two runs in six innings.

Thome's two-run shot on a full-count pitch from Steve Kline (4-5) with one out in the eighth put the Phillies ahead 5-4. He also connected off Haren in the fourth, his 37th.

It was the first homer the left-handed Kline has allowed to a left-handed hitter this season in 83 at-bats, and he flung his glove into the dugout on his way off the field.

Thome has hit five homers in his last four games against the Cardinals and is 22-for-49 (.449) against St. Louis for his career with 13 homers and 27 RBIs.

Mike Lieberthal doubled after Thome's go-ahead homer and Burrell followed with a two-run shot off Esteban Yan.

Pujols missed four games with flulike symptoms that began to drain him last Sunday. He was a surprise addition to the lineup Friday after complaining he still felt weak about three hours before game-time.

Pujols grounded out twice, once into a double play, and struck out twice, and left batting a major league-leading .367. He lined out to short to end the game and finish 0-for-5.