The Cardinals collected 16 hits and eight walks against Pittsburgh pitching Thursday night and batted around three times to post a 17-4 win over the Pirates at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals had six doubles and Marcell Ozuna drove in four runs and Dexter Fowler had three RBIs. Yadier Molina and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits each.
Michael Wacha (3-0) was the beneficiary as he worked 5 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on nine hits. That was good enough on a night that the Cardinals chased Pittsburgh starter Joe Musgrove after three-plus innings.
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