Times wires
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Cardinals 5, Nationals 0
ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse threw a career-best two-hitter for his fourth straight impressive outing on the comeback trail for the Cardinals. Lohse is 3-1 with a 2.01 ERA, distancing himself from two injury-plagued years. "I had some tough times beating myself up, trying to figure out what was going on," he said. "It feels good to be back in that groove and being successful again." Lohse had been hindered by a forearm injury that required surgery.