Mike Leake pitched seven effective innings, Matt Holliday homered
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''We just tried to come here and play the game the right way and tried to win games, and obviously we haven't done this in a long time here, a sweep,'' Molina said. ''This is great; we played a great three games.''
Molina and Holliday have combined for 310 career hits against Pittsburgh. Leake won seven straight decisions
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St. Louis entered the weekend having lost 22 of its past 31 in Pittsburgh, but won a series at PNC Park for the first time since 2012.
''At the end of the day, you're still trying to pinpoint what they don't hit the best,'' said Leake, who pitched
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The slumping Pirates have lost a season-worst five straight and fell a season-high 12 games behind the first-place Cubs in the NL Central. The second-place Cardinals remained nine games back.
''We've seen some good things here but I think there's more for us,'' St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. ''We need that well-rounded, all-those-pieces-together, and I think we're seeing a little more of that, which should then set the template
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