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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Carson Palmer directed a 73-yard drive for a field goal in his one series before the Oakland Raiders backups dominated their Arizona counterparts in a 31-10 victory in the teams preseason opener Friday night.Derek Carr played two series for Oakland, the second one ending in Sebastian Janikowskis 53-yard field goal.Raiders starting defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. was taken to the locker room on a cart early in the game with what a team spokesman said after the game was a hip injury.Edwards was on crutches as he left the locker room.Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was unconcerned about the fact his team lost.I thought our good players played well, he said. I got them out quickly. They were successful and showed up ready to play. Individually there were some really good things with the young players, but collectively it was not very good.Oakland backup quarterback Matt McGloin threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes after the Cardinals committed two turnovers in a span of about 30 seconds.George Atkinson III, listed as Oaklands fourth-string running back, scored on runs of 53 and 35 yards.He is very good and very hungry to be a part of the team, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said.Palmer completed 3 of 5 passes for 31 yards. The biggest play of the drive came when David Johnson faked out a defender at the line of scrimmage and raced for a 23-yard gain.It was kind of like a little bit of a tease, Palmer said. You want to get a couple more series in.Carr completed 3 of 7 passes for 44 yards.Del Rio said its always nice to win but theres a lot of things weve got to do better. Penalties overall, offensively we had two on the first drive that put us in a hole. We didnt tackle very well, especially against the run.CARDINAL SINSThe first turnover came when J.J. Nelson fumbled a punt return and Johnny Holton recovered for Oakland at the Arizona 19. McGloin passed to a wide-open Clive Walford for a touchdown on the next play.On the Cardinals first offensive play after the kickoff, backup Drew Stanton overthrew intended receiver Jarron Brown and Nate Allen intercepted. Two plays later, McGloin threw to Andre Holmes for the touchdown and the Raiders led 17-3.HUMPHRIES WATCHAfter being inactive for every game last season despite being a first-round draft pick, D.J. Humphries is Arizonas starting right tackle. He was solid in run-blocking, but struggled some against the pass rush Friday. He didnt give up a sack, and much of the time he was going against All-Pro Khalil Mack.ROOKIE WATCHRaiders: Safety Karl Joseph, Oaklands first-round draft choice who is coming off knee surgery, played in the first series and had one tackle.Cardinals: Third-round draft pick Brandon Williams, who won the starting cornerback job in training camp, had a rough start Friday. He was beaten several times, including on the Holmes TD. He improved as the game went on and recovered Holmes fumble in the second quarter.I thought Brandon competed extremely well, Arians said. You knew theyd go after him. ... It was a nice throw-and-fade in the end zone. Hell learn to play those balls better.POSITION BATTLESRaiders: Menelik Watson played his first game since an Achilles injury in his bid to win the starting right tackle job.Cardinals: With Justin Bethel still recovering from foot surgery, Williams won the starting job at cornerback in training camp and Arians has said Bethel will have to earn it back. 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PHILADELPHIA -- Next to all of that St. Louis power, Mike Leakes single mightve looked puny.But it scored two runs and those helped, too.Leake pitched seven strong innings and contributed at the plate, and the Cardinals homered four times Sunday to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0.Jedd Gyorko, Stephen Piscotty, Brandon Moss and Jeremy Hazelbaker went deep.Its not the only way we can score runs but its our main way, Moss said. Weve got a lot of guys in the lineup that can do a lot of damage. Its nice to have guys in the lineup who can change a game like that.The Cardinals had hit multiple home runs in nine straight games, tying a major league record, before failing to connect twice Saturday night in a 4-2 loss. Manager Mike Matheny was happy to see the bats get going again.We needed that to continue to watch these guys stay in a good rhythm, he said.Jhonny Peralta added three hits as the Cardinals finished a 6-3 road trip. They remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Miami for the final wild-card spot in the National League.The Cardinals got six extra-base hits to set a club record of 14 straight games with at least three extra-base hits.Leake (9-9) gave up seven hits and struck out eight. Philadelphia had homered in 14 straight games before getting blanked by Leake and two relievers.He needed that, we needed that, Matheny said. It was a great outing for him. Youre seeing some strange swings because the ball was moving a lot for him today, and I thought he used his changeup well. And the breaking ball was there for strikes when he wanted it.Vince Velasquez (8-6) fell to 0-4 with a 6.23 ERA in his last seven starts.He wasnt locating his secondary pitches, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. Hes going to be real good at one point. Hes got to keep working on it.Moss hit his 23rd homer and Leake added his single later in the fourth for a 4-0 lead.Piscotty connected in the fifth, the eighth home run Velasquez has allowed in three games.Im trying to figure it out, Velasquez said. I cant give a solid answer beccause I dont know what it is.ddddddddddddelasquez struck out 16 in a game earlier this season, but big league hitters have caught on to his fastball.I didnt have electric stuff early and next thing you know everything goes south when you dont have your secondary pitches, he said. Im not figuring it out and havent found that turning point yet.In the eighth, Gyorko hit his 20th homer and Hazelbaker had a pinch-hit drive.FOULS HIT FANSA day after a young girl was taken to the hospital when she was struck by a foul ball behind the Cardinals dugout, a young woman was hit in the face by Leakes foul in the sixth. She held an ice pack as she was helped to the concourse from her seat about 10 rows behind the dugout.Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis, who hit the foul that injured the fan Saturday night, said before the game that the team should extend the netting from behind home plate all the way to left field.The fans give you the money, so you should protect them, right? Galvis said. Were worried about speeding up the game. Why dont you put up a net and protect all the fans?FORE!Asked how he was going to fix things, Velasquez said he was going to take some swings -- with his clubs.Im going to play a round of golf and take my mind off baseball, he said. I think a round of golf is going to solve it.IN A PINCHThe Cardinals tied a big league record with their 14th pinch-hit homer of the season. Hazelbaker matched a club mark for pinch-hit homers in a season with his fourth.UP NEXTCardinals: After Mondays day off, they begin a six-game homestand with the Mets. St. Louis RHP Jaime Garcia (10-8, 4.11) opposes LHP Jonathon Niese (8-7, 5.30). Garcia has won three straight games and is 2-2 with a 1.58 ERA in six career starts against the Mets.Phillies: Start a five-game road trip on Tuesday night at the White Sox. RHP Jake Thompson (1-2, 8.79) faces Chicago LHP Carlos Rodon (3-8, 4.26). ' ' '