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Chris Coleman admitted Wales weren’t at their best against Austria but “found a way” to get an important point. Wales were twice pegged back by Marco Arnautovic as Austria, who had won each of their last six qualification matches, held the Euro semi-finalists to a 2-2 draw. In a battle of the two top ranked teams in Group D, Wales led twice thanks to a Joe Allen stunner and a Kevin Wimmer own goal but Arnautovic scored two well-taken equalisers. The result leaves Wales - on four points - level with three other teams in the Group and Coleman conceded his high-flying side rode their luck at times in Vienna. Gareth Bale feels that Wales deserved their hard-fought point in Austria It wasnt our best performance but if you look at Austrias record here its second to none. Its fantastic. They are a very good team and we knew wed be up against it. If we wanted to take the three points we needed to be on top of our game in every department and we werent.But we found a way - by hook or by crook. We were riding our luck at times. We might have won it ourselves. Joe Allen celebrates his stunning goal against Austria Gareth Bale, who had a subdued evening, agreed with his manager that Wales were far from their best.Bale said: Its a difficult place to come if you look at their record in qualifying. They didnt lose at all (in qualifying for the Euros) and drew one game. We know we werent at our best tonight. It was a difficult game, theyre a very good team.This is what weve grown up to do - we grind out results when we need them. When we dont play well we defend solidly as a team. We get something from the game. Gareth Bale takes on the Austria defence We were frustrated. We know we didnt play well enough tonight. They made it very difficult for us there wasnt much space up front.Ultimately we would have loved to have played better and won the game. We have to take the positives from the game, its a very difficult place to come. We grinded out a two-all. 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The Pirates lead in the NL Central was reduced to one game over the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat Milwaukee 8-6. Kennedy got into and out of trouble in the first, when the Pirates had two singles and two walks in the first inning, and didnt score. Pie, who was promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier Wednesday, beat out an infield single before being thrown out trying to steal second. With two outs, McCutcheon singled and Peedro Alvarez and Russell Martin walked to load the bases.dddddddddddd. Kennedy got out of the jam by striking out Garrett Jones. "I thought Ian, after the first inning, settled in and really threw the ball well," Black said. Before striking out Jones, Kennedy said he was "trying to throw the strikeout pitch rather than having them put it into play weakly and see what happens." Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said Kennedys changeup was "filthy." "His fastball command came around about the second inning," Hurdle said. "He was tough to square up. The changeup made the fastball look so much better for him. Hes throwing 91 (mph) and its coming in after that changeup looking way hotter than that." Alonsos sacrifice fly in the third brought in Will Venable, who hit a leadoff double and advanced on Chris Denorfias groundout. In the fifth, Alonso singled in Denorfia, who singled with two outs and stole second. "I just felt like I let a pretty good opportunity slip away because we had an opportunity to come in here and sweep and set the tone for the San Francisco series," Cole said. "I was just disappointed that I wasnt better able to help the team." Said manager Clint Hurdle: "There were some balls up. He pitched out of the stretch most of the time. I think he competed very, very well. He had a good outing." Cole (6-6) allowed two runs and 10 hits in six innings, struck out five and walked none. NOTES: It was the first time a former USC pitcher beat a former UCLA pitcher since Seattles Randy Johnson beat Tim Leary of the New York Yankees on May 17, 1991. ... To make room for Pie, the Pirates optioned RHP Ryan Reid to Triple A. To make room on the 40-man roster for Pie, Wandy Ramirez was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. ... The Pirates open a four-game series at San Francisco on Thursday night, when LHP Jeff Locke (9-4, 2.90 ERA) is scheduled to start against RHP Matt Cain (8-8, 4.35). ... The Padres are off Thursday before opening a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. RHP Edinson Volquez (9-10, 5.72 ERA) is scheduled to start opposite RHP Edwin Jackson (7-13, 4.89). ' ' '