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Article: Cardinals get off the deck to defeat Pirates.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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- August 19, 2003
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Byline: Dan O'Neill
ST. LOUIS _ The St. Louis Cardinals might have taken a significant a step in the right direction on Tuesday as they try to escape the maze of mediocrity that has characterized a season of otherwise-high expectations.
Opening a nine-game home stand, the previously reeling Redbirds rallied for an improbable 13-5 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in front of 28,869 patrons.
The victory snapped a three-game skid and bumped the Cardinals back up to five games over the .500 mark. Their high-water mark is seven games over, reached a week earlier. The outcome was especially invigorating, given the circumstances. The ...