Article posted: 10/19/2012 12:01 AM

Cardinals beat Giants 8-3 to take 3-1 lead in NLCS

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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright reacts after getting San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval to ground out and end the sixth inning of Game 4 of baseball's National League championship series Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Adam Wainwright threw seven innings of four-hit ball and St. Louis roughed up Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants in an 8-3 rout Thursday night that gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.