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Cardinals-Pirates: Redbirds Avoid Sweep with the Help of a Young Gun
Published by Derek Coffelt on May 15, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB
Colby Rasmus stepped up to the plate to fill-in for those big shoes as he helped St. Louis defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Thursday.
The win helped the Redbirds avoid a sweep from the Pirates in what would have been a series to forget if not for Rasmus' moonshot.
With one out and a runner on first in a scoreless game in the second inning, Rasmus jumped on a first-pitch fastball from Pittsburgh starter Jeff Karstens and launched it high and far. The ball bounced off the upper River Walk outside PNC Park and caromed into the Allegheny River. It...
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