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MLB: St. Louis 3, N.Y. Mets 0

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Published: June 23, 2009 at 11:25 PM

UNITED STATES, N.Y., June 23 (UPI) -- Joel Pineiro pitched a two-hit shutout and was 2-for-4 with a run scored Tuesday to pace the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-0 win over the New York Mets.

Pineiro (6-8) had his 11th career complete game.

Brendan Ryan was 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Cardinals, who have won four of their last five games. Albert Pujols had a two-run single and Skip Schumaker went 2-for-3 and scored once.

Losing pitcher Livan Hernandez (5-2) allowed three runs on eight hits over seven innings.

Luis Castillo and pinch-hitter Jeremy Reed had the only hits for the injury-riddled Mets.

Topics: Albert Pujols, Brendan Ryan, Jeremy Reed, Joel Pineiro, Livan Hernandez, Luis Castillo, Skip Schumaker
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