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Wellemeyer, LaRue lead Cards by Pirates (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Todd Wellemeyer threw seven innings of four-hit ball, Jason LaRue hit a go-ahead homer in the fifth and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Thursday. Leadoff batter Skip Schumaker had three hits and scored twice for the Cardinals, who won two straight against the Pirates after opening a four-game homestand with two losses against the Philadelphia Phillies.