Cards lean on Pujols' two RBIs to defeat Pirates

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    While still shaking out early-season kinks, Albert Pujols found a way to be productive.

    Pujols had the tying and go-ahead RBIs, and Kyle McClellan rebounded from a shaky beginning to pitch well in his first career start as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Tuesday night.

    Pujols hasn't seemed comfortable at the plate in the opening homestand, grounding into three double plays in one game and entering 2-for-16 with a solo homer.

    "How many games we got left? 158? There's no panic, man," Pujols said. "I think the main thing people kind of take for granted is everybody expects me to go deep every day or get three hits.

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