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Fowler grounded out, second baseman Newman to first baseman Bell.

Grounded out, second baseman Newman to first baseman Bell.

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Martínez singled to center, Edman scored.

DeJong hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dickerson, Martínez scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dickerson, Martínez scored.

Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Fowler, Stallings scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Fowler, Stallings scored.

Goldschmidt homered to center on a 1-1 count.

Fowler homered to center on a 1-0 count, Edman scored.

Homered to center on a 1-0 count, Edman scored.

Moran grounded out, first baseman Goldschmidt unassisted, Marte scored.

Grounded out, first baseman Goldschmidt unassisted, Marte scored.

Cardinals first.  Edman doubled to right.  Fowler lined out to second baseman Frazier.  Martínez singled to center, Edman scored.  Goldschmidt singled to left, Martínez to third.  DeJong hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dickerson, Martínez scored.  Wong lined out to center fielder Marte.

Pirates third.  Stallings singled to center.  Musgrove sacrificed, catcher Wieters to second baseman Wong, Stallings to second.  Frazier singled to left, Stallings to third.  Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Fowler, Stallings scored.  Marte grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop DeJong to second baseman Wong, Frazier out.

Cardinals fourth.  Goldschmidt homered to center on a 1-1 count.  DeJong grounded out, pitcher Musgrove to first baseman Bell.  Wong homered to right on a 2-2 count.  Wieters popped out to shortstop Newman.  Muñoz doubled to right.  Mikolas struck out.

Cardinals fifth.  Edman safe at first on throwing error by first baseman Bell.  Fowler homered to center on a 1-0 count, Edman scored.  Martínez grounded out, first baseman Bell to pitcher Musgrove.  Goldschmidt walked on a full count.  DeJong flied out to left fielder Dickerson.  Wong grounded out, shortstop Newman to first baseman Bell.

Pirates sixth.  Reynolds singled to left.  Marte doubled to left, Reynolds scored.  Bell grounded out, second baseman Wong to first baseman Goldschmidt, Marte to third.  Moran grounded out, first baseman Goldschmidt unassisted, Marte scored.  Dickerson singled to left.  Newman lined out to left fielder Muñoz.

 St. Louis and Pittsburgh meet for their second series this month, with the Cardinals claiming two of three at Busch Stadium on July 15-17. In nine games against each other this season, the Cardinals are hitting .273 with runners in scoring position, while the Pirates are batting just .211.

 The Cardinals' pitching staff has an ERA of 4.66 against division opponents and a 3.71 ERA against all others. Additionally, St. Louis' pitchers have the third-largest difference between home ERA (3.71) and road ERA (4.96). They have a 5.73 ERA in road games against division opponents.

 The Pirates' bullpen has struggled this season, with an ERA of 4.88. Pittsburgh has converted just 11 of 21 save opportunities at PNC Park this season. Their 10 blown saves at home are third most in the majors.

 Paul Goldschmidt had five RBI in 26 games in June but has already far surpassed that total in 16 games in July by driving in 13. That eight-RBI difference is the largest increase from June to July in the majors.

 Major-league RBI leader Josh Bell had the best month of his career in May with 12 home runs and 31 RBI while slashing .390/.442/.797. Since June 1, however, he has nine home runs and 33 RBI while slashing just .212/.317/.477, and he has just one RBI in his last 11 games.

 Colin Moran is seventh among MLB batting qualifiers with a .359 average with runners on base but is hitting just .238 with no one on base. Overall, the Pirates are fifth-best with ducks on the pond with a .277 batting average this season.

HP - Fairchild, 1B - Estabrook, 2B - Dreckman, 3B - Marquez

The St. Louis Cardinals are battling for the National League Central lead. The Pittsburgh Pirates are fighting just to stay alive in the playoff race.
The Cardinals will aim for a sweep of their four-game series in a matinee game Thursday afternoon at Pittsburgh. St. Louis, the winner of four straight games and 10 of the past 12, is a half-game back of the first-place Chicago Cubs in the division.

Soaring Cardinals shoot for sweep of Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP)  Paul Goldschmidt's power streak helped lift the St. Louis Cardinals into a share of the NL Central lead for the first time since early May.
Goldschmidt homered in his career-high fourth straight game, lifting the Cardinals over the Pittsburgh 6-3 on Thursday for a four-game sweep of the Pirates.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates on July 25, 2019

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