LOS ANGELES -- Since the calendar turned to August, the St. Louis Cardinals have been on a tear.
They kept it up against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, who allowed ninth-inning homers to Jedd Gyorko and Matt Carpenter in his return from the disabled list in a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals on Monday night.
St. Louis improved to 15-4 this month, the most wins in the majors. The Cardinals have won six straight away from home and are 35-29 on the road.
"We know we're capable but up to three weeks ago we hadn't really played our best," Gyorko said.