for six innings, and I thought we were right in it until things fell apart,

ST. LOUIS -- Jaime Garcia said all along there was no reason to panic.Matt Holliday drove in three runs, Garcia threw eight solid innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Friday night.The Cardinals ended a seven-game home losing streak, their longest since Aug. 2-15, 1983. It was their first home win since a 6-3 victory over San Francisco on June 5.Were very confident in ourselves, Garcia said. We have the team, we have the talent. We werent worried. Its a long season.Milwaukee has lost four of five and fell to 13-24 on the road, the second-worst road record in the National League behind the Cincinnati Reds.Garcia (6-6) allowed four hits. He struck out six and walked four. He also beat Milwaukee 7-0 with a complete-game one-hitter on April 14.He was his typical self, Milwaukee infielder Scooter Gennett said. Hes a different type of pitcher. Everything he throws looks the same up there. Its not overpowering, its not crazy movement going on. Everything starts in a general area and moves in a lot of different ways.Rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz had two hits and reached base three times. He recorded 11 assists, the most by a St. Louis rookie since Stu Martin had 11 assists at second base on June 6, 1936.Diaz missed the previous three games after fouling a pitch off the area around his right eye on Monday. The eye was still red, but the swelling had gone down, so he felt OK to play.With Jaime youve got to be ready, hes a great sinkerball guy, Diaz said. I was ready to go.Garcia was appreciative of Diazs effort.He played pretty well behind me with one eye, Garcia said.Chris Carter hit his 20th homer of the season for the Brewers in the second inning.Holliday highlighted a five-run outburst in the fourth with a two-run single. Yadier Molina, Garcia and Matt Carpenter also drove in runs in the inning.Milwaukee starter Matt Garza (1-1) gave up seven runs, four earned, in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked four.Im getting better every time out, Garza said. My stuff is getting crisper and Im hitting my spots more often, throwing more strikes.Molina had two hits and sits at 1,499 for his career.St. Louis manager Mike Matheny, like Garcia, remained calm during the home-field losing skid.Weve won at home and well win a lot more at home, Matheny said. Hopefully, now we can roll off quite a few in a row.FULL OF MOSSSt. Louis OF Brandon Moss led the major leagues with a .792 slugging percentage in June. He had eight home runs in the month and recorded at least one extra-base hit in 12 of 21 games.BACKES LOVEFormer St. Louis Blues wing David Backes was given a standing ovation when introduced midway through the game. Backes signed a 5-year, $30 million dollar free agent contract with the Boston Bruins earlier Friday.WRITING LEGENDHall of Fame sportswriter Rick Hummel celebrated his 45th anniversary with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Friday.The press box at Busch Stadium is named in Hummels honor.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: LHP Kevin Siegrist has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with mononucleosis. RHP Sam Tuivailala will replace Siegrist on the roster. Tuivailala was 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA in 29 games at Triple-A Memphis and converted 13 of 16 save opportunities. Siegrist was 5-2 with 2.78 ERA in 35 appearances.UP NEXTRHP Adam Wainwright (6-5, 5.04) will take on Milwaukee RHP Jimmy Nelson (5-6, 3.60) in the second game of the three-game set on Saturday. Wainwright is 12-8 against the Brewers with a 2.32 ERA. Nelson leads the Brewers with eight quality starts. China Shoes Cheap . 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Im glad theyre out of here.Indians manager Terry Francona was relieved to see his team take an early 4-0 lead, powered by Santanas home run in the third and Jason Kipnis solo shot in the first.We had gotten beat around the ballpark for three days, Francona said. It definitely felt good.Santana homered off Hector Santiago (10-5), who made his first start with the Twins since being acquired from the Angels on Monday.Lindor homered in Clevelands three-run seventh. Kipins hit his career-high 18th home run and Jose Ramirez added a solo homer in the eighth.Dan Otero (3-1), who worked out of a fifth-inning jam, retired all four hitters he faced. Andrew Miller, acquired from the Yankees on Sunday, struck out three in 1 1/3 innings.The Indians traded four minor leaguers for Miller, one of the most dominating relievers in baseball. The left-hander struck out Byron Buxton to end the sixth. He whiffed Joe Mauer, who homered off Miller on Monday, and Max Kepler in the seventh.Clevelands starting pitchers worked a combined 8 1/3 innings over the first three games. A total of 14 relievers pitched 18 2/3 innings and the overworked bullpen forced Francona to use Miller in the sixth.That wont happen a lot, Franconna said.dddddddddddd This is a little bit of a unique situation. To wait didnt seem to make sense.Brian Dozier hit a leadoff homer in the fifth for Minnesota, which scored in double figures in the first three games.Rajai Davis stole second and third before scoring on a wild pitch in the seventh.Santiago had won seven straight decisions and lost for the first time since June 10, also to the Indians. The left-hander was acquired in a four-player deal that sent pitcher Ricky Nolasco to Los Angeles.It was a pretty good game for six innings, and I thought we were right in it until things fell apart, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.Rookie Mike Clevinger, recalled before the game, allowed two runs in 4 1/3 innings.The win moved Cleveland three games ahead of Detroit in the Central.Theres no point in rushing, Lindor said. There are a lot of gams left.ROSTER NEWSThe Indians claimed utilityman Michael Martinez off waivers from Boston. Hell be added to the 25-man roster before Fridays game in New York.Clevinger and left-hander Ryan Merritt were called up from Triple-A Columbus.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: Third-baseman Trevor Plouffe (broken left rib) is expected to be recalled Monday from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Ervin Santana will open a three-game series in Tampa Bay. He went six innings, allowing one earned run, in winning his last start July 31 against the White Sox.Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin, pitching on extended five days rest, takes the mound to begin a three-game series at the Yankees. He is 6-1 with a 2.75 ERA on the road this season. ' ' '