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It was a long time coming for Lance Lynn, but the right-hander out of Ole Miss finally notched win No. 14 for St. Louis on Saturday. Lynn allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings as the Cardinals beat Milwaukee 7-2 and stayed 2 games up in the National League Central. Lynn (14-10, 4.09 ERA in 32 starts) had not won since Aug. 4. … Itawamba Community College product Desmond Jennings continued to swing a hot bat for Tampa Bay, hitting his 14th homer and knocking in four runs to help the Rays beat Baltimore 5-1 and keep the top spot in the American League wild card standings. Jennings has 11 RBIs in his last 10 games. … Billy Hamilton, the Taylorsville tornado, is scheduled to start in center field today for Cincinnati, which fell a game back of Pittsburgh and 3 behind St. Louis in the NL Central with Saturday’s loss at Pittsburgh. Hamilton, who has made just one previous start since coming up, is 10-for-10 in stolen bases.