Pirates' bats 'weather the storm' to provide late run production
ST. LOUIS -- After being held hitless through six innings by Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas, the Pirates desperately needed something to invigorate their silenced bats. The Pirates overcame a six-inning deficit against the Cardinals to secure a 2-1 victory over them. Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales scored crucial runs in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. Despite being held hitless for six innings, the Pirates managed to score in the ninth. Despite several promising opportunities, they failed to capitalize on them. The Pirates' victory was largely attributed to a strong performance from Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz.
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ST. LOUIS -- After being held hitless through six innings by Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas, the Pirates desperately needed something to invigorate their silenced bats.
Bryan Reynolds finally delivered with a triple off the outfield wall to lead off the seventh inning and Nick Gonzales later added a double to begin the eighth. In both instances, it seemed as if those extra-base hits might spark some type of run production.
Instead, both opportunities were squandered in disheartening fashion. In the seventh, it was an unassisted double play turned by Nolan Arenado, who caught a liner off the bat of Ke'Bryan Hayes and easily tagged third base to get Reynolds who had no shot of getting back in time. One inning later, a failed sacrifice bunt by Michael A. Taylor turned into Gonzales being thrown out at third and a 4-3 double play off the bat of Yasmani Grandal ended another promising opportunity to get on the board.
Despite falling short in their attempt to deliver in back-to-back run-scoring situations, the Pirates finally broke through with just one hit in the ninth. A pair of walks and a single by Andrew McCutchen loaded the bases and two runs came in to score on a fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly by Oneil Cruz, lifting the Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium Tuesday night.
"I’m proud of our group, coming off the off day, to be that resilient," Derek Shelton said.
Connor Joe drove in the go-ahead run by hitting a dart that was picked by the shortstop Masyn Winn. He stood up and delivered a low throw home that couldn't be handled by Pedro Pages, allowing Jack Suwinski to slide in safely for a 1-0 lead:
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