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Pirates

Mercer flied out to right fielder Piscotty.

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Harrison hit an infield single to shortstop, S.Marte scored.

Hit an infield single to shortstop, S.Marte scored.

Kang homered to right on the first pitch, G.Polanco scored.

Homered to right on the first pitch, G.Polanco scored.

On Liriano's wild pitch, Grichuk scored, A.Diaz to third.

Tejada hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder McCutchen, A.Diaz scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder McCutchen, A.Diaz scored.

Pirates second.  S.Marte singled to right.  S.Marte stole second.  Cervelli walked on a full count.  Kang grounded into a double play, third baseman Carpenter to second baseman Gyorko to first baseman Moss, S.Marte to third, Cervelli out.  Harrison hit an infield single to shortstop, S.Marte scored.  Mercer lined out to right fielder Piscotty.

Pirates sixth.  G.Polanco singled to right.  S.Marte struck out.  G.Polanco stole second.  Cervelli struck out.  Kang homered to right on the first pitch, G.Polanco scored.  Harrison struck out.

Cardinals seventh.  S.Rodríguez in as first baseman.  Grichuk walked on a full count.  Gyorko flied out to right fielder G.Polanco.  A.Diaz hit an infield single to shortstop, Grichuk to second.  Tejada pinch-hitting for Lyons.  On Liriano's wild pitch, Grichuk scored, A.Diaz to third.  Tejada hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder McCutchen, A.Diaz scored.  Carpenter struck out.

Pirates eighth.  Siegrist pitching.  S.Marte was out bunting, pitcher Siegrist to first baseman Moss.  Cervelli grounded out, pitcher Siegrist to first baseman Moss.  Kang homered to left on a full count.  Harrison grounded out, third baseman Carpenter to first baseman Moss.

After winning their final six games in April, the Pirates have dropped their first four contests in May. They have allowed 6+ runs in each of these defeats. However, Pittsburgh swept a three-game home series against the Cardinals April 3-6, holding St. Louis to a total of just seven runs.

The Cardinals (12-8) and Pirates (10-10) are tied for having played in the most games decided by three or more runs (20) so far in 2016.

Of Matt Joyce's four total home runs in 2016, three of them have come as a pinch hitter. The last Pittsburgh player to have more pinch-hit homers in a season was Craig Wilson in 2001 (7).

For the third time in his career, Stephen Piscotty has had 2+ RBI in back-to-back contests. He has never had multiple RBI in three consecutive contests.

Francisco Liriano is undefeated in his five career road starts against the Cardinals, going 3-0 with a 1.97 (7/32.0) ERA and .176 (19/108) opponent BA in these contests. That ERA is second lowest by any pitcher with a minimum of five career starts at the Cardinals' current ballpark, while the opponent BA is the lowest.

Carlos Martinez saw his streak of eight straight starts without a loss snapped when he picked up the defeat in St. Louis' 6-1 loss to the nationals on May 1. However, he is undefeated in his last six starts versus NL Central foes (3-0, 2.65 (10/34.0) ERA).

HP - Estabrook, 1B - DeMuth, 2B - Gibson, 3B - Hickox

Gerrit Cole and Michael Wacha were among the NL wins leaders last season, but neither is above .500 right now. Lately, Cole hasn't performed as though he deserves to be whereas Wacha certainly has.
Wacha is unfairly at risk of losing three straight starts for the first time, and Cole is looking to get back on his game as the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates cap their series at Busch Stadium on Sunday.

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ST. LOUIS (AP)  Welcome back, Jung Ho Kang.
Playing in his first game since suffering a knee injury last September, Kang homered twice and Francisco Liriano continued his dominance at Busch Stadium as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals on May 7, 2016

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