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Walks Doom Pirates Against Cardinals

Posted Apr 24, 08 11:03 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Brian Barton's two-run single in the fifth inning gave St. Louis the lead on its first hit off erratic Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny, and the Cardinals went on beat the Pirates 6-2 behind Joel Pineiro's seven effective innings Thursday night. The Cardinals avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season.

They put nine runners on base—seven on Gorzelanny-issued walks—before finally getting a hit. Albert Pujols followed Barton's single with an RBI single that made it 3-1, and Brendan Ryan and Skip Schumaker drove in runs against Phil Dumatrait during a two-run sixth. Pujols went 2-for-2 and reached base in all five plate appearances.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols drives a single deep to right field on a seventh inning pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates' Franquelis Osoria.   (AP Photo)
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tom Gorzelanny wipes his face during a three-run fifth inning by the St. Louis Cardinals.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joel Pineiro throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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