You've got first and third, nobody out and you can't get a ball out of the infield,'' Shildt said. He stayed on the attack and kept us in the game.'' It wasn't a prime time to bring in anybody there. ''He's got a lot of confidence on the mound. ''He's been on a roll,'' Hurdle said of Rodriguez. ''Definitely not a double.''Īfter Wong walked, Rodriguez relieved and pitched out the jam, getting a fielder's choice, a fly out in foul territory near first base, and a ground out. ''Yeah, it should've at least been a triple,'' Fowler said. Marte bobbled the ball and Fowler waltzed into third. He pulled up well before second, thinking it was a home run.
Agrazal gave up a run on five hits and three walks.ĭexter Fowler led off the seventh with a double that hit the top of the fence in left. Pittsburgh starter Dario Agrazal pitched into the seventh before he was pulled for Richard Rodriguez. Since then, Flaherty has three losses and seven no-decision outings. He allowed one run and three hits, striking out eight and walking three, including one intentional. Louis starter Jack Flaherty pitched seven strong innings, but did not get a decision. ''We played like we try to play every game.'' ''It was a good game for our team,'' Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.
Louis had a three-game winning streak stopped. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Pirates. That's as good as it gets,'' said Newman, who drove in two runs. Kevin Newman hit a grounder to short, but the Cardinals failed to turn a double play, and Bell scored to give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead. He's really good over there.''Ĭorey Dickerson walked, loading the bases. ''I don't know if I've ever slid into first before,'' Moran said. Moran hit a sharp grounder to Kolten Wong, who made a diving stop and rose to one knee, but his throw was not in time as Moran slid safely into first and Marte scored for a 2-1 lead. Josh Bell beat the shift with a single to the left side of second base, sending Marte to third. With the score tied 1-1 and one out in the top of the ninth, Starling Marte reached base when he was hit in the back with a pitch by Martinez. Carlos Martinez (2-1) worked one inning of relief and took the loss.
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