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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Dana DeMuth
Attendance: 33666

Albert Pujols snapped out of his funk and lifted the Cardinals over the Pirates 3-2 Tuesday night at Busch Stadium.

Pujols, who came in hitting .125, singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh after tying the game 2-2 with a sacrifice fly in the fifth off Pittsburgh starter James McDonald. Ryan Theriot, another previously slumping Cardinal, scored both runs.

On the go-ahead hit, Pujols turned on an inside pitch from Chris Resop and ripped it into left. It was a welcome sight for Cardinals fans left numb by endless speculation over Pujols’ future. The slugger went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs.

Cards starter Kyle McClellan allowed two runs and six hits over six innings, striking out seven and walking one. McDonald (oblique) was on a pitch count and was lifted after Pujols' sacrifice fly, allowing four hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings.

Miguel Batista (1-0) got the win in relief, and Ryan Franklin worked around a ninth-inning single for his first save. Garrett Olson (0-1) took the loss.

Lyle Overbay homered to give Pittsburgh (3-2) a 2-0 first-inning lead. St. Louis (2-3) cut the deficit in half on fourth-inning doubles by Lance Berkman and Allen Craig.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
James McDonald Player Kyle McClellan
No Decision W/L No Decision
4.2 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 7
4 Hits 6
3.86 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
Lyle Overbay Player Colby Rasmus
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 2
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 8 1 12 .250 12 11 2 3 1 0
St. Louis 7 0 8 .250 17 6 3 6 0 0