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Pirates’ Francisco Liriano stymies Cardinals again
- Updated: May 7, 2016
11:58 PM ET
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals caught the Pittsburgh Pirates at the right time — with one exception. The Pirates had dropped their previous four games, including a sweep to the league-leading Chicago Cubs, and the Cardinals were riding high after taking three of four games from the Philadelphia Phillies.
That one exception was that the Pirates sent Francisco Liriano, a notorious thorn in the Cardinals’ side, to the mound Friday in the first game of a three-game set. To put it in perspective, Liriano to the Cardinals is like tree pollen to an allergy sufferer.
Two of Francisco Liriano’s three wins this season have come at the Cardinals’ expense. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
The only damage the Cardinals could inflict on Liriano was the damage he inflicted on himself when he issued a leadoff walk to Randal Grichuk in the seventh inning. A single …
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