Cardinals rally in ninth to make Pirates' 6 1/3 perfect frames moot
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Jose Fermin's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning capped a four-run rally as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a near-shutout and beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday.
St. Louis, which had lost four straight and five of six, was hitless through 6 1/3 innings and scoreless through 8 1/3 before breaking through against Dennis Santana, who came int