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PITTSBURGH -- Adam Wainwright is still in search of his best stuff. His bat made sure his best wasnt necessary.The St. Louis ace drove in three runs and survived five occasionally bumpy innings to pick up his first victory since mid-July as the Cardinals drummed the staggering Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6 on Monday.Wainwright hit an RBI-double off Chad Kuhl (3-3) in the second and added a two-run single in the fourth as the Cardinals held on to the second wild card spot in the National League by sending the Pirates to their seventh straight loss.We needed that win, Wainwright said. We need every win that we can get coming down the stretch. Any part that I can play in that is a treat for me, a privilege.Wainwright (10-8) allowed four runs and struck out five as his ERA rose to 4.61 while picking up his first victory since July 16. He hardly needed to be sharp as the Cardinals battered Pittsburghs beleaguered pitching staff. Jedd Gyorko and Matt Adams homered for St. Louis to extend the teams streak of games with at least one home run to a club-record 24.Andrew McCutchen and Adam Frazier hit home runs for the Pirates, who have been outscored 47-22 during their current slide. A week ago Pittsburgh was well within striking distance of the Cardinals for a playoff spot but have fallen 4 1/2 games behind St. Louis and dropped below .500 (67-68) for the first time since July 2.Were trying to figure ourselves out and get out of this and get back to playing baseball the way we want to play, shortstop Jordy Mercer said. We just have to keep going.St. Louis pounded out 14 hits -- eight for extra bases -- against five pitchers and wasted little time getting to Kuhl, who has been steady if not spectacular since joining the rotation full-time a month ago.Wainwrights double to the wall in center field put the Cardinals in front and Stephen Piscottys two-run double later in the inning gave Wainwright an early cushion, one he flirted with giving away. Pittsburgh touched him for two runs in the bottom of the inning but Wainwright avoided major damage.I hate giving up runs after we score, Wainwright said. Thats driving me crazy. But what we did do well there is we held them to two. We could have let that inning get away from us, and we didnt.Jeff Locke came on relief of Kuhl in the third and the Cardinals quickly went to work. Kolten Wongs RBI single against him made it 4-2 and Gyorko opened the fourth with a long home run down the left-field line for his 26th of the year.Wainwrights bloop to left later in the inning pushed St. Louis lead to six runs and allowed Wainwright to leave after five innings in which he needed 93 pitches to get 15 outs.He was at 93 pitches, and were in September, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. The first two (innings) were stressful. To me, weve got a lead that we think our bullpen can hold. I guess your greatest argument (for leaving him in) is you want to see him hit again.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: Piscotty left in the fifth inning after being hit in the wrist with a pitch though Matheny said X-rays were negative. ... RHP Mike Leake will return after a bout with the shingles when he starts on Wednesday. ... 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His best showing was 2014, when he went nearly 24 attempts between sacks.Dalton was at 20 sacks last season before breaking his right thumb against Pittsburgh in the 13th game. Hes three sacks away from matching that total.Whats surprising is that the line is virtually intact from last season and has been generally healthy. The only switch is Cedric Ogbuehi, a first-round draft pick in 2015, taking over at right tackle for Andre Smith, who went to Minnesota. Even when hes not getting sacked, Dalton has been under steady pressure.Ive got to get the ball out of my hands quicker, said Dalton, who leads the AFC with 1,503 yards passing. There are a lot of things that we could do to fix it up. Theres an importance on it, and we know that.The Cowboys got consistent pressure on Dalton last Sunday without blitzing much during a 28-14 win, which was surprising given the depth of experience on the offensive line. The Bengals fell to 2/3 for the first time in six years, and the sacks are one of the most glaring issues.Youve seen teams win Super Bowls with makeshift offensive lines and figure out ways to get it done, left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. The reality is its not just us, but were a big component of it.The Cowboys scored touchdowns on their first three drives and went after Dalton in the second half, kknowing hed have to throw after Cincinnati fell behind 28-0.dddddddddddd Dalton was sacked three times in the second half.Inevitably, if you are down 20-something points and throwing it every play, people are going to beat the offensive line up because they are giving up sacks in the fourth quarter, Whitworth said. And all of a sudden its their fault they lost the game. Thats not the truth.Ogbuehi had a particularly tough time Sunday against the Cowboys pass rush.Its his first year actually playing and starting, Whitworth said. Hes going to have ups and downs.The Bengals have a tough challenge against the Patriots (4-1) in New England, where Cincinnati hasnt won since 1986. When the Bengals played there in 2014, they got drubbed 43-17 as the Patriots held the Bengals to 0 for 7 on third-down conversions.I can remember all the way back to my second or third year when we played them, Whitworth said. We prepared for them to be one thing the entire week and the first snap they were, the next 68 snaps they werent. I was just in shock. Never really seen that before. They have a great ability to do that.Game notes Everyone except TE Tyler Eifert fully practiced Friday and is expected to play Sunday. Eifert didnt practice all week and has been ruled out for his sixth game. Hes recovering from offseason ankle surgery and a back injury suffered this month while practicing. ... The last time the Bengals fell to 2-4 was 2010, when they finished 4-12. They drafted Dalton and receiver A.J. Green the following year and started a run of five straight playoff appearances and first-round losses.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '