LOS ANGELES -- Matt Barnes is back playing with the Los Angeles Clippers, and it looked as though hed never been away. Wearing goggles to protect his surgically repaired left eye, Barnes contributed 13 points off the bench, including three 3-pointers to help the Clippers win their fourth straight, 112-91 over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. "Love having him back," said Blake Griffin, who had 24 points and 16 rebounds. "Hes a guy who has a positive impact even if he doesnt score a basket." Barnes played for the first time since undergoing three procedures to repair a torn retina in his eye. He got hurt on Nov. 18 when Memphis Zach Randolph inadvertently hit Barnes in the eye. "I feel good," he said, adding that he doesnt like the goggles. "I got elbowed and the goggles gave me a bruise. I dont see myself wearing them long." Clippers coach Doc Rivers said of Barnes, "He looked good. He just gives us something extra -- the toughness, the cutting, the basketball IQ. His shot looked good." Jamal Crawford scored 27 points, hitting six 3-pointers as the Clippers led all the way. Chris Paul added 10 points and 11 assists. DeAndre Jordan had 12 rebounds. "Whenever we set the tone in the first quarter it kind of carries us," Crawford said. "Chris and those guys threw some good passes. I had the easy part shooting the ball." Wilson Chandler scored all of his 19 points in the first half and Timofey Mozgov had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Nuggets, who lost their third straight. Ty Lawson added 13 points as Denver was held to 35 per cent shooting. "We just got thoroughly outplayed by a better team. They pretty much did what they wanted to do to us on the boards. Inside, outside, and on the break, our energy was bad," Nuggets coach and former Lakers star Brian Shaw said. "Were not in a good place right now. Weve got to do some soul searching and really get back to the basics if we want to right the ship." Nuggets starter Kenneth Faried rolled his left ankle at 8:45 of the first quarter and didnt return. The Clippers made 13 3-pointers, improving to 21-2 since the start of last season when they make at least 11. They hit five 3s in the third, including three by Crawford, who had 11 points in the quarter. Griffin went coast-to-coast for a dunk in the third, when Los Angeles stretched its lead to 79-60. "Thats a tough team," Chandler said. "Youve got to try to take something away on the fast break, but theyve got the layups, theyve got the lobs or theyve got the open man for the 3, so its kind of tough." Grifffin and the other starters got some rest to start the fourth before he, Crawford, Paul and Jared Dudley returned midway through. Griffin made four straight free throws and Crawford scored to restore the Clippers lead to 20 points with under five minutes to go. Griffin provided two highlights in the second. He dribbled the length of the court, drawing oohs from the crowd as he went behind his back three times before doing a 360-degree spin and hitting a layup. It didnt count, though, when Lawson was called for a foul. Griffin made 1 of 2 free throws to give the Clippers their largest lead of the half, 44-27. "I dont even know what I was doing," Griffin said, smiling. Barnes missed and Griffin flew in and slammed the ball down for the one-handed putback that kept the Clippers ahead by 11. Darren Collison got in on the act, too. Barnes tipped the ball as the Nuggets inbounded and Collison tossed up a 22-foot desperation heave that went in at the buzzer, keeping the Clippers ahead 56-43 at halftime. Collison scored 13 points. NOTES: Nuggets F Jordan Hamilton returned after serving a one-game suspension for throwing a punch in Tuesdays loss to Oklahoma City. ... Clippers G J.J. Redick is expected to get the cast off his right hand early next week. 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"I cant expect that well expect that every single day," manager Rick Renteria said. "That would be impossible." Soler signed a nine-year contract in 2012 out of Cuba and began the year at Double-A Tennessee. "I feel so happy," Soler said through an interpreter. "I dont know how to explain it. Everything is going so good right now." Baez had a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth. He is batting .192 in 99 at-bats, but has seven homers and 15 RBIs. "I was just trying to make contact," Baez said. "I think thats my greatest at-bat since I came up." The Cardinals lost in the return of Yadier Molina. The All-Star catcher, who had been sidelined by a torn ligament in his right thumb, and went 0 for 3 and was hit by a pitch in his first major league game since July 9. The crowd at Busch Stadium gave Molina a standing ovation when he walked in from the bullpen after pregame warmups, and another cheer before he batted in the first inning. Neshek (6-1) led NL relievers with a sparkling 0.81 ERA entering the game. It was 2-all when he came in to begin the eighth, and he gave up hits to the first three batters. "Everybody thats watched this team all season long realizes that just hasnt happened," Cardinals manageer Mike Matheny said.dddddddddddd "Hes been incredible." Chicagos Neil Ramirez (2-1) allowed two hits in a scoreless seventh. Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks worked six solid innings after a rough beginning in his bid to become the franchises first rookie to win five games in August. "That first inning I wasnt throwing any pitches with conviction," Hendricks said. "My stuff wasnt like it was the rest of the game because I wasnt throwing it. "Luckily I was able to roll from there." Soler hit his second homer of the season on Shelby Millers first pitch of the seventh, tying it at 2. He then hit a two-run shot with two out in the eighth. Luis Valbuena and Arismendy Alcantara also homered for the Cubs. They entered with 30 homers this month, tied for most in the NL. Cubs reliever Justin Grimm struck out four in the ninth. One of the batters reached on Grimms wild pitch. Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta had RBI singles in the St. Louis first. After Peraltas hit, Hendricks retired 11 in a row. TRAINERS ROOM Cubs: LHP Felix Doubront (straight right calf) will be activated off the DL on Saturday and make his Cubs debut as the Game 1 starter of a day-night doubleheader. Hes been out since Aug. 1. Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (shoulder) is set to make a rehab start Sunday and could rejoin the rotation after that. Wacha was the NL championship series MVP last fall as a rookie but has been sidelined since mid-June. UP NEXT Cubs: Rookie Tsuyoshi Wada (4-1, 2.56 ERA), who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his last start, works the second game of the doubleheader. Doubront was 2-4 with a 6.07 ERA in Boston. Cardinals: Justin Masterson (2-2, 7.43 ERA) may be pitching to save his spot in the rotation in Game 1. Rookie Marco Gonzales (0-2, 7.07 ERA) will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis to start in Game 2. 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