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Henry Davis hit a solo homer for Pittsburgh.
Michael A. Taylor drove in the Pirates' other run.
Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray (8-4) held the Pirates to one
run on four hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out
nine.
Pirates left-hander Bailey Falter (3-4) allowed three runs on
eight hits in four innings. He walked one and struck out five.
Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth to pick
up his 22nd save.
The Cardinals grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third.
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-out single to right field and scored
moments later on a double to left by Arenado.
In the fourth, St. Louis added two more runs to increase its
lead to 3-0. Carlson drove in a run with an infield single, and
Winn made it a three-run cushion with an RBI groundout to third
base.
Pittsburgh got on the board in the top of the fifth. Taylor
singled to center to drive in Nick Gonzales, who led off the
inning with a double to left.
The Cardinals made it 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth when
Donovan hit an RBI single to left. Arenado scored from second
base.
Davis cut the Pirates' deficit to 4-2 with a solo shot to lead
off the top of the eighth. It was his first homer in 28 games
this season and the eighth homer of his career.
Ivan Herrera finished with three hits in four at-bats for the
Cardinals.
Oneil Cruz was the only Pirates hitter to finish with multiple
hits. He went 2-for-4 with a double.
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