Box score ST. LOUIS — The majors’ best team record-wise played the worst. It wasn’t pretty. The Cardinals scored in every inning but the third during the initial six frames, held a 6-0 lead after the fourth and held on for a 9-5 victory over the Astros on Tuesday at Busch Stadium. Astros starter Bud Norris gave up 11 hits and seven runs in five innings, falling to 6-8 while his ERA rose to 3.63 as the Astros (32-58) stumbled to a 12th defeat in 16 games. “He ran into a good-hitting ballclub, and sometimes you just have to tip your cap,” Astros manager Bo Porter said. “It was more [...]