Joel Pineiro trusts his sinking fastball again, and that's making all the difference this season. A year after injuries left him shaken with an ugly ERA, the veteran right-hander scattered three hits in his third complete game this year and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Pineiro (7-9) benefited from three double plays and faced just one batter over the minimum. He struck out five without a walk on 100 pitches.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 5/15	StL	PPD
Sat 5/16	StL	MIL 1 at STL 0	W: Suppan L: Wainwright
Sun 5/17	StL	MIL 8 at STL 2	W: Parra L: Wellemeyer
Mon 5/18	StL	MIL 8 at STL 4	W: Looper L: Lohse
Mon 5/25	Mil	STL 0 at MIL 1	W: Villanueva L: McClellan
Tue 5/26	Mil	STL 8 at MIL 1	W: Wainwright L: Suppan
Wed 5/27	Mil	STL 3 at MIL 2	W: Wellemeyer L: Parra
Tue 7/7	Mil	STL 5 at MIL 0	W: Wainwright L: Gallardo
Wed 7/8	Mil	STL 4 at MIL 5	W: Coffey L: Motte
Thu 7/9	Mil	STL 5 at MIL 1	W: Pineiro L: Villanueva
Tue 9/1	StL	MIL 6 at STL 7	W: Pineiro L: Weathers
Wed 9/2	StL	MIL 3 at STL 10	W: Carpenter L: Bush
Thu 9/3	StL	MIL 4 at STL 3	W: Parra L: Smoltz
Mon 9/7	Mil	STL 3 at MIL 0	W: Carpenter L: Bush
Tue 9/8	Mil	STL 4 at MIL 3	W: Hawksworth L: Hoffman
Wed 9/9	Mil	STL 5 at MIL 1	W: Wainwright L: Suppan
Fri 10/2	StL	MIL 12 at STL 6	W: Looper L: McClellan
Sat 10/3	StL	MIL 5 at STL 4	W: Villanueva L: Lohse
Sun 10/4	StL	MIL 9 at STL 7	W: Hoffman L: Wellemeyer

Box Scores

Cardinals (47 - 40) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Brewers (44 - 41) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. B Ryan, SS 5 1 2 1 0 2. C Rasmus, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2. J LaRue, PH 0 1 0 0 1 2. J Thurston, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 3. A Pujols, 1B 5 1 2 1 0 4. R Ludwick, RF 5 1 1 3 0 5. N Stavinoha, LF 3 0 1 0 0 5. R Ankiel, PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 6. Y Molina, C 4 0 0 0 0 7. J Hoffpauir, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 8. J Pineiro, P 4 0 2 0 0 9. B Barden, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 9. S Schumaker, PH-LF 2 1 1 0 0 Totals 38 5 11 5 2		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. C Counsell, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2. J Hardy, SS 3 0 0 0 0 3. R Braun, LF 3 0 0 0 0 4. P Fielder, 1B 3 1 2 0 0 5. C McGehee, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 6. M Cameron, CF 3 0 1 1 0 7. F Catalanotto, RF 3 0 0 0 0 8. M Rivera, C 3 0 0 0 0 9. M Parra, P 2 0 0 0 0 9. C Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. M Stetter, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. T Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. C Smith, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. M Gamel, PH 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 3 1 0
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* J Pineiro (W, 7-9) 9.0 3 1 1 0 5 3.20		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* M Parra 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 6.78 C Villanueva (L, 2-5) (BS, 5) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 5.08 M Stetter 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 2.57 T Coffey 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 2.86 C Smith 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 2.14
* = Season Stat
BATTING 2B: A Pujols (21) 3B: B Ryan (3) HR: R Ludwick (13) BASERUNNING SB: B Ryan (8)CS: R Ankiel (2)		BATTING 2B: P Fielder (21)

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Player News

Cardinals Mark DeRosa (STL) News: The Braves are the latest team to express interest in versatile free agent Mark DeRosa, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Matt Holliday (STL) News: The Red Sox are believed to be interested in Matt Holliday, according to the Boston Herald.   (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) Matt Holliday (STL) News: The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Giants will not pursue free agent outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay. Giants GM Brian Sabean said that the team is only interested in players who have a genuine interest in coming to San Francisco.   (Fanball - Thu. Nov 19, 2009)

Brewers Chris Capuano (MIL) News: Capuano has signed a minor league deal with the Brewers that includes an invitation to spring training, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Ben Sheets (MIL) News: The New York Post has confirmed that the Mets are interested in free agent pitcher Ben Sheets.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Ben Sheets (MIL) News: According to FoxSports.com, the New York Mets might have some interest in starting pitcher Ben Sheets. Sheets is expected to be 100 percent by the start of spring training this season.  (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)