After two nail-biters, Cards and Pirates vie for series win

The Pirates beat the visiting Cardinals 2-1 on Monday to pull within one game of St. Louis, then the Cardinals won 2-1 on Tuesday to keep Pittsburgh from pulling even. The teams will play the decisive game of their series Wednesday afternoon. Pittsburgh won six of seven games going into the All-Star break and three of four coming out of it before St. Louis slowed that roll on Tuesday.