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Cardinals held to just six hit by Pittsburgh’s Volquez as the Redbirds can’t finish off the four game sweep.

July 11, 2014 By Bill Pollock

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Edinson Volquez delivers a pitch to the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 10, 2014. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Edinson Volquez delivers a pitch to the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 10, 2014. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Neil Walker, Josh Harrison, Russell Martin and Andrew McCutchen all drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, which avoided being swept in the four-game series.  Edinson Volquez tossed a complete game six-hitter to win his fourth straight start in a 9-1 victory.  Milwaukee lost, so the Cardinals remain two back as they begin a crucial series before the All-Star break at Miller Park on Friday.

Shelby Miller (7-8) allowed four runs in five innings. He walked four and struck out one. Walker extended his hitting streak to a season-high 12 games with a two-run double in the fifth that extended the Pirates lead to 4-1. McCutchen started the three-run uprising with a run-scoring single that broke a 1-all tie. McCutchen drove in a run in the sixth with a sacrifice fly. Harrison added a two-run double in the inning that made it 6-1. Martin homered off Jason Motte in the ninth. Martin drove in his 500th career run in the first inning.

Joe Kelly (1-1, 0.59) will face Yovani Gallardo (5-5, 3.45) in the first game. Kelly is making his first appearance since straining his left hamstring on April 16.

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