Bedard, Pirates set team mark with 17 Ks vs Cards

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Over and over again, the scene was repeated. St. Louis hitters just kept trudging back to the dugout, bats on their shoulders.

Erik Bedard struck out a season-high 11, including a team-record seven in a row, and the Pittsburgh Pirates set a club mark by fanning 17 batters Thursday in a 6-3 win over the Cardinals.

"I was throwing pitches and they were swinging through it," Bedard said. "I guess I was in a good groove. I don't remember getting seven."

Bedard (2-4) was pulled after five innings and 104 pitches, keeping St. Louis off-balance with an assortment of soft tosses.

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