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Starting Five: Cardinals' Pineiro Stays Hot

Found August 27, 2009 on FanHouse:
PLAYERS: Adam Wainwright,  Chris Carpenter,  Joel Pineiro
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals

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by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Cardinals, Giants, Marlins, Rays, Rockies, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the Cardinals' Big Two has quietly become a Big Three. By now most around baseball have noticed that Adam Wainwright is having an outstanding season behind ace Chris Carpenter, but lately Joel Pineiro has been on a roll, too.After beating the Astros, 3-2, on Wednesday, Pineiro is 7-0 with a 2.65 ERA in his last 10 starts. The Cardinals have won all 10 games. Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted that the Cardinals are 28-3 in games started by Carpenter, Wainwright and Pineiro since July 1.With the win, the Cardinals improved to 20 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2005 season. More Coverage: Scoreboard | Standings | Statistics Starting Five: Cardinals' Pineiro Stays Hot originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 ...
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