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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chris Carpenter became the major leagues' first 18-game winner and Albert Pujols hit his 34th home run Wednesday night as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3.
Carpenter (18-4) is 10-0 in his last 13 starts, all St. Louis victories. He allowed three runs and four hits in eight innings, improving to 10-0 on the road.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa tied Sparky Anderson for third place on baseball's managerial wins list with his 2,194th career victory. Only Connie Mack (3,731) and John McGraw (2,763) have won more games.
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