St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4
When: 2:15 PM ET, Sunday, April 16, 2023
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature:
47°
Umpires:
Home -
Ryan Additon, 1B -
Dan Merzel, 2B -
Lance Barksdale, 3B -
Will Little
Attendance:
40346
By Field Level Media
Tommy Edman delivered the game-winning RBI single as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings Sunday.
Canaan Smith-Njigba's run-scoring groundout put the Pirates up 4-3 in the top of the 10th. In the bottom of the inning, Willson Contreras drew a walk and Nolan Gorman hit an RBI ground-rule double to set up Edman's heroics.
Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters and walked two. Drew VerHagen (1-0) earned the victory as the Cardinals gained a split in the four-game series.
Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked two. Wil Crowe (0-1) took the loss by allowing two runs (one earned) with two hits, two walks and one strikeout during the 10th.
Cardinals outfielder Alec Burleson exited the game with a right shin contusion after fouling a ball off his leg in the third inning and eventually grounding out.
Ke'Bryan Hayes led off the game with a triple and scored on Bryan Reynolds' sacrifice fly to give the Pirates a quick 1-0 lead.
The Cardinals tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning with a two-out rally. Paul Goldschmidt walked, Nolan Arenado lined a single to left field and Contreras hit an RBI infield single.
The Pirates regained the lead 2-1 in the second inning. Jack Suwinski hit a single, Tucupita Marcano drew a walk and Austin Hedges lined an RBI single.
The Cardinals loaded the bases with one out in the fourth inning, but Edman grounded into a double play.
Pittsburgh extended its lead to 3-1 with an unearned run in the sixth. After Carlos Santana hit a leadoff single, Rodolfo Castro hit a two-out single and Marcano reached on a run-producing error by Brendan Donovan.
Lars Nootbaar tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer to right after Contreras doubled.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
St. Louis |
|
Mitch Keller
|
Player |
Miles Mikolas
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.2 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
7 |
Hits |
7 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
3.18 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
8 |
0 |
11 |
.216 |
19 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| St. Louis
|
12 |
1 |
19 |
.300 |
20 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
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