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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The St. Steelers Stitched Jerseys . Louis Cardinals passed two tests with their first extra-innning win of the season. With the best offence in the National League and the second best team pitching staff, the Cardinals have rarely had to play from behind. They erased a pair of two-run deficits in a 10-inning, 11-4 win. "Weve has some of those (extra inning) games go the wrong way," Cardinal manager Mike Matheny said. "There have been quite a few times weve come back but not all the way." Matt Hollidays grand slam capped a seven-run 10th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Sunday night. J.J. Hoover (0-5) walked Allen Craig to lead off the 10th. One out later, David Freese singled Craig to second, extending his career-best hitting streak to 19 games, tied with San Franciscos Marco Scutaro for the longest in the National League this season. Daniel Descalso followed with his RBI double off the left field wall. Matt Carpenter added two insurance runs with a bases-loaded single before Holliday hit his homer -- a 464-foot shot into the left field seats off Curtis Partch, who was making his major league debut. The homer was Hollidays 10th of the season. "Its hard not to be disappointed," Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said. "We have a lead in the late innings. We have to find a way to hold them." "These guys are never out of a ballgame," said Arroyo, who started and went six innings before leaving after his right leg stiffened up, the result of getting smacked on the knee by Descalsos sharp one-hopper to end the fourth. "Against some teams, when you lead, 4-2, in the late innings, you feel like the games over. This team fights you -- the whole lineup. Every guy in the lineup has a hitting streak. Its not easy to navigate nine innings." Descalso was in the game to give Pete Kozma a breather but hes managed some big hits for St. Louis. "Descalso has been hitting the ball well," Matheny said. "Its hard to do for a guy who isnt getting regular at bats." His clutch hit put the Cardinals on top for the first time in the game. "We havent had to come back much this year," Descalso said. "Most of these guys have been around when weve had to come back. I dont hit many that far, that way. I was just hoping I got enough of it." Trevor Rosenthal (1-0) had four strikeouts in two perfect innings to get the win. The victory meant that the Cardinals have now either won or split 13 straight series. The Reds grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the first. Shin-Soo Choo led off with an opposite-field double into the left-field corner and moved to third on Derrick Robinsons sacrifice bunt. After Joey Votto walked, Brandon Phillips nudged a half-swing bloop single into short right field to drive in Choo and send Votto to third. Votto scored on Jay Bruces sacrifice fly. St. Louis tied it in the fourth. Carlos Beltran led off with his 14th home run of the season, a 409-foot blast to centre field on a 3-1 pitch. Holliday followed with a double and scored one out later on Yadier Molinas opposite-field double into the right-field corner. A two-run fifth gave the Reds a 4-2 lead. Choo led off with a single to right and Robinson was nicked by a pitch while squaring to bunt. Votto struck out and Choo moved to third on Phillipss fly ball to centre field before Bruce lined a two-run double into the right-field corner. "I felt the first guy got on every inning," said Lance Lynn, who would have tied teammate Adam Wainright for the team and league lead in wins. "It was a grind. I threw everything to Bruce. I put the fastball inside where I wanted but he got the bat on it somehow. It was a good piece of hitting." The Cardinals jumped all over reliever Sam LeCure to tie the score again in the seventh. Jon Jay led off with a single, his third hit of the game, and went to third on pinch-hitter Matt Adamss double to centre that Choo got a glove on but couldnt hold. Jay scored and pinch-runner Shane Robinson went to third on Carpenters single. Beltran greeted reliever Alfredo Simon with a game-tying sacrifice fly. Carpenter extended his career-high hitting streak to 18 games. Notes: Cardinals RHP Jake Westbrook, on the disabled list since May 9 with right elbow inflammation, started for Single-A Peoria on Sunday, perhaps the last step toward being activated. Westbrook could be ready to pitch in "4-5 days," manager Mike Matheny said. ... St. Louis RHP Chris Carpenter, whos missed the entire season with a right shoulder injury, is scheduled to pitch "lengthened" bullpen sessions and face batters when the Cardinals return from their current road trip, Matheny said. ... Reds 2B Brandon Phillips was 1-for-7 in his first two games since missing four after being hit in the left forearm with a pitch. The area remains swollen. "Its still (messed) up," Phillips said. "I can catch the ball OK, but handling the bat is tough. Im going to play through it. It is what it is."Steelers Womens Jerseys . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. Steelers Jerseys Store . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. http://www.authenticsteelersshopnfl.com/ . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying.PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi wants David Beckham to carry on working with the club after his retirement and is hopeful of reaching an agreement with the former England captain within the next two weeks. The 38-year-old midfielder announced Thursday that he will retire from football after PSGs last game of the season. The big-spending club remains hopeful he will have a part to play in PSGs future, possibly in an ambassadorial role. "I met him yesterday, actually, and hes very interested to continue being involved with the big project of Paris Saint-Germain," Al-Khelaifi said at a news conference on Friday. "He believes in the project, he believes in the club, he loves the club. "He enjoyed the last six months, so we are in discussions now. Just yesterday he announced he was going to retire so we have time to discuss (it)," Al-Khelaifi added. "In the next two weeks we are hopefully going to announce if were going to reach an agreement together. I hope we will, because honestly I want him. " Coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday that Beckham will start PSGs final home game against Brest on Saturday. PSGs last game is away to Lorient on May 26, although it is uncertain whether Beckham will play in that one. "Hes taken this decision. We have to respect his decision," Ancelotti said, speaking about Beckhams decision to retire. "He thought it was the right decision to stop. Not just PSG but the football world lost a fantastic player a professional player, a good man." The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star joined PSG in a surprise move on the last day of the transfer window and has played 13 games so far -- most of them as a substitute -- and clinched a league title with a fourth different club, having alsso won two championships with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Wholesale Steelers Jerseys. . "Football will lose a player who had a very good image. So in that sense we cant be happy," Ancelotti said. "I will remember him as a fantastic passer. He was one of the best in the world at passing. His career was fantastic he played for the best clubs in the world, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain. He went to America and won the championship. He was a fantastic midfielder who could play in any position." Although Beckham has played reasonably well at times for PSG, he has actually stood out more for his combative streak than for his passing and crossing. Beckham has set up only one goal, a delightful chipped pass from the right against Rennes that appeared to be going in anyway before top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped himself to another goal. Beckham was booked in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona, and against Evian on April 28 he was red-carded shortly after coming on as he went into a tackle with a dangerously raised foot. There was no contact, but the challenge was reckless. Against Brest at Parc des Princes on Saturday, Beckham will have a chance to say farewell to PSGs fans, who only knew him for a short time, before pulling on a jersey for the final time in Lorient. "The quality he showed is his professionalism on the pitch and off the pitch, the character," Ancelotti said. Ancelottis future with the club is uncertain and he has yet to confirm whether he will be staying next season -- and he has no idea if Beckham will continue working with the club. "Its not my business to find a role for David," he said. "Hes going to speak to the club (to see) if he decides to have a new position." Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '

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