Rowdy Tellez, Pirates aim for series win over Cardinals

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Rowdy Tellez is beginning to look like the player the Pittsburgh Pirates envisioned in the middle of their lineup when they signed him to a free-agent deal in the offseason.

Tellez will try to continue his hot streak when the Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.

The veteran first baseman went 3-for-4 wi