Last update images today All About Blanks Tea Towels
Funding Cuts And Austerity: What's Next For The 'right-sized' A-League?
PITTSBURGH -- — Pedro Pages doubled home pinch runner Michael Siani and then scored on Alec Burleson's RBI single as the the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in 10 innings on Thursday.
St. Louis took two of three from its NL Central Division rivals by winning a series finale for the 12th time in its last 13 chances — one of the reasons the Cardinals are 30-17 since May 12, the third-best record in the majors over that span.
“It’s important,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. “You feel good heading to the next city, mood wise, just all of it. It carries you through.”
Burleson and Dylan Carlson had two hits apiece for St. Louis. John King (3-1) retired Andrew McCutchen with the tying run on second in the 10th to pick up the victory for the Cardinals, who improved to 16-12 in one-run games this season after going 17-26 in tight contests a year ago.
St. Louis starter Andre Pallante worked a career-best seven innings to give the Cardinals' overextended bullpen a little bit of a breather. Pallante struck out five against one walk, his only wobble coming when Bryan Reynolds led off the fourth with his 14th homer of the season for Pittsburgh.
“I mean, definitely the confidence has been snowballing in the last couple of outings and just having confidence with my pitches and the way that they're going,” Pallante said.
Reynolds' homer was the highlight for the Pirates, who managed just seven hits total. Nick Gonzales provided an unusual sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th, hitting a drive to the notch in left-center field that St. Louis left fielder Brendan Donovan tracked down. Donovan, however, hesitated while getting the ball in, allowing pinch runner Michael A. Taylor to score from second.
Jared Triolo and Joey Bart followed later in the inning with consecutive two-out singles but McCutchen grounded into a fielder's choice to end it.
Dennis Santana (2-1) took the loss when Pages hit a liner to left-center that a diving Taylor couldn't grab, scoring Siani. Burleson followed with a bloop that let Pages chug home from second.
The Cardinals went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base through the first nine innings, including two in the ninth when pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter struck out looking with the go-ahead run just 90 feet away.
They survived thanks in part to gritty work by King and Andrew Kittredge, who struck out Reynolds at the end of an 11-pitch at bat in the eighth with the go-ahead run on second.
Martin Perez worked in and out of trouble over 7 1/3 innings for the Pirates in his second start back from a month-long stay on the injured list with a left groin problem. Perez allowed one run on six hits, with a walk and two strikeout and showed a rare burst of emotion when he pumped his left first after fanning Paul Goldschmidt to end the sixth.
“I was able to move the ball where I wanted and make some pitches,” Perez said. “It was a great game. We played good. That’s what happens, they were just lucky at the end, but that’s part of the game.”
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Placed rookie pitcher Jared Jones on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a right lat strain. Jones, who will out until after the All-Star break, complained of discomfort in his right side while working five innings against the Cardinals on Wednesday. ... C Henry Davis (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday night.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Head to Washington for a four-game set with the Nationals starting Friday. Sonny Gray (9-5, 2.98 ERA) faces Washington's Patrick Corbin (1-8, 5.49).
Pirates: Welcome the New York Mets for a four-game wraparound series starting Friday. Star rookie Paul Skenes (4-0, 2.06) starts the opener against New York's Luis Severino (5-2, 3.42).
------
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Tea Towel Calendar 2023 Garabateo Il 570xN.2254182238 Jxpc 6801002 2024 Broadside Tea Towel Calendar Wall Hanging By Pennycandy 512c1b87 60e3 4f85 8520 Ed4aa8877675 1.09c24f268cefe4da22d7fa2fbc0a6b62 OPS BLANK TT C5ef3811 5d7c 4264 A1f3 B5191894917f 1.00a2d61f4fbfd1d57b571abc87710020 Wholesale Blank Tea Towels Main Image 686x800 Il 1588xN.3839453288 Tpcl Kb Tea Towel 1 42df5a12ccbc583bc8d6b01fdf3e50b7 Products 818514021516 Il 1140xN.1980590605 9fcg Ff8223aa 5bf7 4b4a Ac9e 674e6e07905c.316cfbf5dd25416b541178f7ea2877d7 Img Natural Product 59526 1 360px 1621240643 PL 05 T34 1404T B0 X EC 0 Hcb7c5324bc22408685b092583352d912j 29bae003f2f6f2fafac801cee83eb6e9 611e76fb80a2d5132c7bd92d ?s=22061782f996ac4f105107c4810 ?s=220Products 558182 604b83ebb6af4167e94219a994c8213e IMG 2674 768x1152 7e3f18be Fb8a 4f1e Adfe F502804ec431.3bfc8dc040958cd6d564a6019e09279f Plain White Tea Towel Blank Cotton Canvas Il Fullxfull.2199577759 Dc6v Il Fullxfull.3216483819 Ntp3 62f1fc57648688ae2108a96a ?s=220Il 794xN.2322675570 Ey1s Polyester Tea Towel ?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1Tea Towel 100 POLYESTER 1600x ?v=1652734092Il 340x270.1413978090 F527 ?version=0