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STREAKS AND NOTES: Cardinals - 3B Rolen snapped a 24-game homerless streak at New York on Thursday. ... OF Ray Lankford is in a 2-for-18 slump. ... RHP Carpenter is 3-0 with a 4.68 ERA in four road starts this season. Cubs - RHP Prior threw three hitless innings Thursday in his first minor league rehabilitation start of the season. Prior, on the disabled list all year with an inflamed Achilles' tendon and a sore elbow, said there was "room for improvement" after his outing for Class-A Lansing of the Midwest League. He struck out five and walked one, throwing 25 of 45 pitches for strikes. ... Right-handed batters are hitting .190 against RHP Mitre this season. ... OF Alou hit his 250th homer Thursday