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Wilson's 3-run double gets Bucs by Cards (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Jack Wilson gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a dramatic opening-day victory. With the Pirates down to their last strike, Wilson hit a three-run double to cap a four-run ninth inning off rookie closer Jason Motte, leading Pittsburgh over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 Monday. In a game played in 41-degree chill, Ryan Ludwick broke a 2-2 tie with a leadoff homer in the eighth off Tyler Yates, and David Freese...