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The Pittsburgh Pirates take the series from the St. Louis Cardinals, winning two of three games, with important key players.
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Pirates Take Series From Cardinals

Cardinals 2, Pirates 6 The St. Louis Cardinals dropped the series finale to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Thursday afternoon at Busch Stadium, losing two of three in the series. Braxton Ashcraft was masterful for the Pirates, striking out nine across seven innings and limiting the Cardinals to four hits and one earned run. Dustin May […]

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Michael McGreevy throwing a pitch. His Cardinals were shut out by the Pirates Wednesday.
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Pirates Shut Out Cardinals

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0 The Pittsburgh Pirates evened the series with a decisive 7–0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh collected 15 hits, controlled the game from the mound, and broke it open with a four‑run eighth inning. Carmen Mlodzinski set the tone with five scoreless innings, and Konnor Griffin led […]

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Five-Run Ninth Helps Red Sox Prevail Over Cardinals

Red Sox 7, Cardinals 1 The Boston Red Sox netted their fifth win on the season with a 7–1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night in Busch Stadium. A late rally from the Red Sox in the ninth resulted in five scored, meaning Aroldis Chapman didn’t have to pitch in the ninth […]

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Ivan Herrera of the Cardinals running out a home run against the Athletics
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Cardinals Rally to Nip Athletics after Mikolas Gem

Cardinals 2, Athletics 1 ST. LOUIS (Sept. 2) — A two-run sixth-inning homer by Ivan Herrera gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 2–1 victory over the Athletics in an hour and 55 minutes Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. One day after the Athletics won an 11–3 blowout, Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas kept the Athletics almost […]

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