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MLB: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4

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Pittsburgh Pirates Ronny Paulino (L) congratulates pitcher Matt Capps after the third out for the 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 2, 2008. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt) 
Published: June 3, 2008 at 12:03 AM

ST. LOUIS, June 3 (UPI) -- Jason Michaels hit a grand slam homer in the seventh and Jason Bay had the winning RBI in the eighth Monday to give Pittsburgh a 5-4 win over St. Louis.

St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright (5-3) had a 4-0 lead before Michaels' grand slam. Bay had a one-out double and Wainwright gave up his only two walks in eight innings before Michaels pinch hit for Raul Chavez.

Matt Capps collected his 11th save of the season with a scoreless ninth, while Franquelis Osoria (3-1) picked up the victory with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Wainwright gave up five runs on seven hits in eight innings..

Pirates starter Tom Gorzelanny gave up four runs on seven hits with three walks in six innings.

Topics: Adam Wainwright, Grand Slam, Jason Bay, Jason Michaels, Matt Capps, Raul Chavez, Tom Gorzelanny
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