Happ pitched seven scoreless innings and Starling Marte drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. ''Sometimes a change of scenery can give a guy a shot in the arm,'' Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. After being swept at last-place Milwaukee, Pittsburgh cut St. Louis' lead in the NL Central to 5 1/2 games with its first win since Happ beat the Colorado Rockies last Saturday.
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