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From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Date: 20030822
Author:Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- Jim Edmonds hit his second homer of the game, a three- run shot in the ninth inning that sent the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 Thursday night.

Edmonds won it with his 32nd home run, connecting with one out. He got a break two pitches earlier when third baseman Jose Hernandez muffed his foul pop near the stands, though no error was charged.

Miguel Cairo homered and Scott Rolen was 2-for-4 with an RBI double as the Cardinals took two of three from the Pirates. St. Louis won three of four at Pittsburgh last week.

The Pirates tied it in the eighth on a two-out, ...

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