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ST. LOUIS -- Gregory Polanco found the best way to take the pressure off his ailing left hamstring.The Pittsburgh outfielder simply drove the ball over the wall twice on Monday to lead the Pirates to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.Left-hander Jonathon Niese (7-6) turned in his strongest performance in almost a month for Pittsburgh, which has won five in a row, all on the road. St. Louis had a three-game winning streak snapped.Polancos two-run homer in the sixth off Carlos Martinez (7-6) put the Pirates ahead to stay 2-1. He added a solo shot in the eighth for the first two-homer game of his career.`Hitting and swinging, I dont feel it at all, it doesnt bother me, Polanco said. Im grateful for that. And Im glad its getting better.Polanco struggled running to first on a ground ball in the opening inning. But he had little trouble leisurely trotting around the bases twice.Hes continuing to be a force in the lineup, Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. A real strong performance.Niese (7-6) allowed just one run on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one. Niese had given up at least four earned runs in each of his last four starts including surrendering eight earned runs in an 8-3 loss to St. Louis at home on June 12.You cant dwell on the past games, theyre over with, Niese said. So, I just focused on whats ahead. I use my sinker more, cutter less. I was able to keep them honest.Relievers Arquimedes Caminero, Juan Nicasio and Neftali Feliz combined to allow one run over the final 3 1/3 innings. Feliz picked up his first save of the season despite giving up a run-scoring double to Matt Carpenter in the ninth. Feliz retired Matt Holliday on a fly out with two runners on to end the game.The Cardinals went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.Guys had a good plan, they had an idea of what they wanted to do, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. We just couldnt get that big hit. We left a little too much on the table.The Pittsburgh bullpen had gone 34 1/3 innings without allowing a run, prior to Carpenters RBI hit. That is the longest streak in the majors this season.Jaso pushed the lead to 3-1 with a run-scoring hit in the seventh off Martinez, who gave up three runs on nine hits over seven innings. He struck out seven, walked one and recorded his seventh successive quality start.I just tried to concentrate all the way through, Martinez said.Carpenter gave the Cardinals a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the fifth.Polanco, who leads the team with 50 RBI, played the previous six games as a designated hitter during the nine-game road trip. His last performance in the field came on June 23 against San Francisco.Pittsburgh, which has won eight of 10, recorded its fourth successive come-from-behind win.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: C Chris Stewart was placed on the 15-day disabled list with left knee discomfort. C Eric Fryer, claimed on waivers from St. Louis on Sunday, was activated for Mondays game. RHP Rob Scahill was designated for assignment.Cardinals: OF Tommy Pham was scratched from the starting lineup minutes before the game with right shoulder stiffness. LHP Kevin Siegrist remains on the 15-day disabled list due to mononucleosis. He is expected to be out until after the All-Star break.UP NEXTRHP Mike Leake (5-6, 4.13) will take on LHP Steven Brault (0-0, 0.00), who will be called up from Triple-A Indianapolis, in the second game of the four-game series on Tuesday. Brault is replacing Jameson Taillon (2-1, 3.86), who was placed on the 15-day disabled list after Mondays game with right shoulder fatigue.Were just going to back away (with him) right now, Hurdle said.Brault was 2/3 with a 2.31 ERA in nine starts between Indianapolis and Class A West Virginia.REHABBINGThe Pirates also announced that RHP Gerrit Cole will make a rehab start on Tuesday in Indianapolis against Louisville. 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Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short.Sergio Perez says he is relieved to have resolved his Formula One future, after announcing at the Malaysian Grand Prix that he will remain at Force India for 2017.After months of discussions and rumours linking Perez with a move to Renault, Williams and even Haas, the Mexican finally confirmed the Force India deal after last weekends race. Perez says he is pleased to be able to focus on the remaining five races of this season and admitted the constant delays had started to become a distraction.[It is] something less to worry [about] for the [rest of] the races of the year, he said. Its always good to know what you are doing in your future, and its good, now I can get on totally with the job. There are five races left, they are really important for the team and hopefully we can keep on doing the job we are doing the whole season.To be honest it was [becoming a distraction], with the uncertainty of whats going to happen. Because I came to a point where I was seriously considering its not going to happen, it took very long, as my deals are a bit more complex than others. But especially becauuse it was so long, it was probably the last three months not knowing where my future will be.ddddddddddddIts not the best but at the end of the day I think I coped with it well. I am used to dealing with that, the rumours, uncertainty of the future and I think that helped me, what I lived in my past, to try to stay focused on my job.When asked if he was specifically keen to only sign a one-year deal to ensure he would become a free agent in 2018 -- meaning he would be available to move to another team -- Perez insisted stability was the key to committing his short-term future to Force India.More than that I wanted the stability. Loyalty as well played an important role on this, because this team has been extremely good for me and my career. Going into a new generation of rules, all I wanted was to have some stability and not move around too much and obviously it was a one year option, so I want to see where we are next year and whats available for the future. ' ' '