Bucs shoot for rare win streak in matinee with Cards

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08/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will try for consecutive wins for the first time in almost a month when they wrap up a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon at PNC Park.

The Pirates ended a four-game losing streak with Wednesday's 15-1 pounding of the Cardinals in the second installment of this series. Ronny Paulino hit a grand slam while Adam LaRoche and Jack Wilson also homered for Pittsburgh, which posted 20 hits and is shooting for back-to-back triumphs for the first time since a four-game win streak from July 3-6.

Freddy Sanchez had four hits as the Pirates won for just the third time in 17 games since the All-Star break. Starter Tony Armas pitched 6 1/3 innings for the win, allowing one run on four hits with five K's and one walk.

Looking to snap a three-start losing streak today is Pirates pitcher Shane Youman, who is 2-3 with a 4.66 earned run average in five starts this season.

Youman has lost his last three outings with a 5.82 ERA to go along with the slide. He last toed the rubber on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies and was saddled with the loss, yielding seven runs -- six earned -- in just four innings of work at Citizens Bank Park.

The left-hander has never faced the Cardinals in his career.

Anthony Reyes will get the nod this afternoon for St. Louis and is in search of his second win of the season. Reyes is having a horrible 2007 campaign, with a 1-10 mark and a 6.11 ERA in 13 starts this season.

Reyes had been 0-10 in 12 starts before earning his first win of the season on Saturday against Milwaukee. He allowed two runs in six innings of a 5-2 victory at Busch Stadium.

The right-hander, who is 0-6 in seven road starts this season, owns a 1-1 mark with a 2.38 ERA in two career starts against Pittsburgh. Reyes was beaten by the Pirates on April 16 after he gave up three runs in five frames of a 3-2 setback in St. Louis.

St. Louis was aiming for a season-high five straight wins last night, but the defending champions were pummeled in their attempt. Aaron Miles homered for the Cardinals, who fell to six games off the lead in the National League Central division. They are also 6 1/2 games behind in the NL wild card race.

Cardinals starter Braden Looper was tagged for seven runs on eight hits with one walk and no strikeouts for the loss.

St. Louis is 7-3 against Pittsburgh this season, including a three-game sweep in the Steel City from April 9-11. The Cardinals are 40-18 in the series since the start of the 2004 campaign.

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