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The Cardinals honored Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina, who
played their final regular-season home games before retirement.
Pujols hit his 702nd career homer and drove in three runs for
the Cardinals (92-67), tying Babe Ruth for second place on the
all-time RBI list with 2,214.
Miguel Andujar drove in two runs and Oneil Cruz scored twice for
the Pirates (60-99), who avoided a three-game sweep in St.
Louis.
Pirates starting pitcher Roansy Contreras allowed four runs (two
earned) on three hits and two walks in three innings. Reliever
Chase De Jong (6-2) earned the victory and David Bednar recorded
his 19th save.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (11-12), in his 328th
regular-season start with Molina, allowed six runs on six hits
and two walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Fresh off their emotional pregame ceremony, the Cardinals went
up 3-0 in the first inning. Brendan Donovan reached second base
on an error leading off, Alec Burleson advanced him with a
sun-aided double, then Pujols lined a two-run double to left and
later scored on Molina's sacrifice fly.
The Pirates tied the game 3-3 in the second inning. Jack
Suwinski walked, Cal Mitchell hit a single and Gamel launched
his three-run homer.
Pittsburgh moved ahead 4-3 in the third inning when Cruz hit a
single, stole second base, took third on a groundout and scored
on Andujar's sacrifice fly.
Pujols tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the inning with his
shot to center.
Dylan Carlson and Paul DeJong greeted Chase De Jong with
back-to-back doubles in the fourth inning to put the Cardinals
up 5-4.
The Pirates surged ahead 6-5 in the fifth inning. Ji Hwan Bae
hit a single, stole second base, moved to third on Cruz's
double, and scored on Andujar's dribbler in front of the plate.
Suwinski followed with an RBI single to end Wainwright's day.
At that point, Wainwright, Molina and Pujols all left the game
together to a standing ovation.
Bryan Reynolds upped the Pirates' lead to 7-5 with his
seventh-inning homer.
--Field Level Media
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