Cardinals Bury Dodgers Behind Five-Run Explosion, DarkHorse Pick Cashes Easy

The Cardinals didn't just cover the +1.5—they stomped all over Dodger Stadium in a 13-8 laugher that was never really close. Los Angeles couldn't have scripted a worse afternoon if they tried, and our desk called it: Eric Lauer was batting practice incarnate, exactly as his 6.69 ERA promised. St. Louis jumped early…