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New York's Ryan Church hits an RBI single off Pirates closer Matt Capps in the 10th inning for a 9-8 victory. The Mets visited Pittsburgh to make up a rained-out game.
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Pit-stopping Mets rally, then recover
Houston walks (4): Tejada, Berkman 2, W.Rodriguez.
San Diego walks (3): E.Cabrera, Hairston, H.Blanco.
Houston strikeouts (7): Berkman, Blum, K.Matsui, Quintero 2, W.Rodriguez, Arias.
San Diego strikeouts (6): Ad.Gonzalez 2, Kouzmanoff 3, Blanks.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
W.Rodriguez (W) 7 7 1 1 2 5 108 3.21
Arias 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 1.99
Byrdak 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 29 3.71
Valverde 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.78
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Correia (L) 5 8 6 6 3 3 106 4.58
G.Burke 2 0 0 0 0 1 34 3.68
M.Adams 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 2.35
Thatcher 1 2 1 1 1 2 25 5.17
W: Rodriguez, 7-6. L: Correia, 5-6.
IR-S: Valverde 2-0. HBP: by Arias (Ad.Gonzalez). WP: Byrdak. Umpires: Home, Laz Diaz; first, Eric Cooper; second, Mike Reilly; third, Chuck Meriwether. T: 2:58. A: 23,284 (42,691).
Cardinals 5, Giants 2
ST. LOUIS - Todd Wellemeyer rebounded from his shortest start of the season with his longest to lead St. Louis over San Francisco.Wellemeyer had lasted just 21/3 innings in his previous start, giving up three earned runs to Minnesota. Ryan Franklin worked a perfect ninth against the Giants for his 19th save in 20 chances.
Ryan Ludwick had two hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who won for the third time in nine games.
