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Perfect Pitching Carries Ugly Hitting (Cardinals vs Pirates)
As both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates combined for only four hits and a batting average of .007 in the game, it was Michael Wacha, striking out nine batters and pitching a strong 7 and bit innings that came out as the hero, giving the Cards the 2-1 win and sending the series back to St. Louis for a deciding fifth.
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Pinch Running at its Finest (Cardinals vs Pirates)
The Pittsburgh Pirates have already made a few ‘first time since…’ this season, and they’re getting ready for another one, taking a 2-1 lead in the series against the St. Louis Cardinals, with some impressive hitting from Pedro Alvarez, joining forced with Josh Harrison, who made quite a splash with his successful insertion as a pinch runner in the 8th, giving the Pirates the lead for good.