VIDEO: Heyward fires laser to nab Marte at home
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Jason Heyward and the St. Louis Cardinals aren't going to let the surging Pittsburgh Pirates wrest away the NL Central that easily.
Heyward put the Pirates on notice Monday at PNC Park, completing an inning-ending double play in the second by firing a strike to home to nail the speedy Starling Marte.
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The impressive throw helped Lance Lynn escape a bases-loaded jam early in the opener of a pivotal three-game set in Pittsburgh.
St. Louis began the day with a three-game lead over the streaking Pirates, who have won eight of their last 10 games.