ST. LOUIS -- As if the Cardinals weren’t already one of the feel-good stories in baseball with their surprising surge into contention during what was supposed to be a developmental year, they have also staked their legitimacy around their success rate against baseball’s best teams.

On Friday night, the Cardinals -- one of just three teams in the National League with a winning record against teams with better than .500 records -- showed once again that they can hold their own against MLB’s upper crust by beating the superstar-laden Dodgers at Busch Stadium.

Pedro Pagés hit a two-run home run, Brendan Donovan drove in two more runs and Sonny Gray twirled a scoreless outing as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 5-0 , after a 77-minute rain delay.

Losers of four of their last six games comin

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