After two tough outings against St. Louis, Brad Lincoln and Co. helped Pittsburgh to a convincing 7-0 shutout over the Cardinals Saturday in St. Louis.
Lincoln pitched six innings of shutout ball for his first victory of the season. He also did it against the Cardinals' Chris Carpenter (8-9).
Carpenter hasn't had a Cy-Young calibier season, although he is still tough to beat, especially for the Bucs.
Pittsburgh (62-70) had 11 hits and took control of the game in the fourth when it put up four runs.
Lincoln got into the act in the fourth with a two-run double. Neil Walker hit his 11th homer of the year.
The Cardinals (69-64) are fighting for a spot in the playoffs, and can't afford to lose any ground on the division-leading Brewers.
The Pirates have 11 shutouts this year, which are the most since 2005, when the club had 14. The pitching has been strong this season if you take away the 10 game skid towards the end of July.
Jeff Karstens is on the mound this afternoon for the finale.
It was also nice to see the Bucs showcase some of their young talent on national TV. It would be nice to see them on FOX in about three years in October.
For those of you who are keeping score, Pittsburgh would have to go 22-10 in the final 32 to break .500.
It won't happen.
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