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Michael A. Taylor started the home half of the
10th at second and scored on Nick Gonzales' deep fly ball to
left-center. Brendan Donovan made the catch, but by taking what
seemed to be a sigh of relief, he failed to quickly get the ball
back into the infield. That allowed Taylor to score all the way
from second, pulling Pittsburgh within 3-2.
However, the Pirates never scraped across the tying run, with
John King (3-1) completing his second inning of relief for the
win.
Burleson and Dylan Carlson each finished with two hits for the
Cardinals, who have won three of their past four games.
Bryan Reynolds went deep as Pittsburgh fell for the fourth time
in six games.
Donovan reached on an error with two outs in the second before
scoring on Carlson's double to put St. Louis up 1-0.
Pittsburgh drew even when Reynolds opened the home half of the
fourth with his 14th homer of the season.
The Cardinals had a golden opportunity to move back in front in
the sixth, but they came up empty.
Masyn Winn led off with a single and advanced to third on
Burleson's base hit. Willson Contreras then grounded into a
double play while Winn stayed put at third, and Paul Goldschmidt
struck out to end the frame.
Double plays also hampered St. Louis in the first and fifth.
Both starters had to settle for no-decisions despite stellar
outings.
Pirates left-hander Martin Perez lasted 7 1/3 innings, giving up
one unearned run and six hits while walking one and striking out
two. Right-hander Andre Pallante allowed one run on four hits in
seven innings for the Cardinals. He walked one and fanned five.
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