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Yoshi Tsutsugo added a pinch-hit homer in the ninth as the
Pirates halted a five-game losing streak and won for just the
third time in their past 18 games. Both of Polanco's RBIs came
on sacrifice flies.
The right-hander Keller (4-10) struck out six and gave up six
hits and one walk while ending a five-start winless stretch.
Lars Nootbaar had three hits for St. Louis, which lost for the
third time in the past four games.
Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas (0-1) made his first start
since May 22 and second since the 2019 season due to arm
injuries. He gave up two unearned runs, two hits and two walks
while posting five strikeouts.
The Pirates won despite recording just four hits. St. Louis had
10 and left 12 runners on base.
Three Pittsburgh relievers combined for four shutout innings.
Duane Underwood Jr. gave up two hits in 1 2/3 innings and David
Bednar allowed one in 1 1/3 innings.
Chris Stratton worked the ninth and gave up a two-out single to
Paul Goldschmidt before fanning Nolan Arenado to end it.
An error by Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader helped
Pittsburgh score two unearned runs in the fourth inning.
Colin Moran led off with a single to right and Jacob Stallings
followed with a single to center. But Bader misplayed the ball
and it got past him and Moran scored on the miscue and Stallings
went all the way to third.
Polanco followed with a sacrifice fly to left to score Stallings
and make it 2-0.
Pittsburgh added on in the sixth as Bryan Reynolds led off with
a double to left and moved to third on a fly by Moran. After
Stallings walked, Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to center to score
Reynolds.
Tsutsugo sent a 1-1 changeup from Daniel Ponce de Leon over the
fence with two outs in the ninth to make it a four-run margin.
St. Louis left two runners on in the fifth when Goldschmidt
lined out and Arenado flew out. The Cardinals came up empty with
two on in the sixth when Bader popped out, and left two again in
the seventh when Arenado was retired on a soft liner and Tyler
O'Neill flew out.
--Field Level Media
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