Cards hold off Pirates in extras, win series

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Pedro Pages ripped a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the 10th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals topped the host Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Pages connected against Pittsburgh reliever Dennis Santana (2-1) to drive in automatic runner Michael Siani. With two outs, Alec Burleson provided St. Louis with some vita