Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 0
When: 7:35 PM ET, Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
75°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Schrieber, 1B -
Chad Fairchild, 2B -
Jeff Kellogg, 3B -
Cory Blaser
Attendance:
33861
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Pirates 6, Cardinals 0: Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer and fill-in starter Brandon Cumpton tossed seven superb innings for his first career victory as host Pittsburgh completed a doubleheader sweep of sinking St. Louis.
Cumpton (1-1) allowed three hits and a walk while striking out five after being recalled to serve as the 26th man and make the start. The Pirates won the opener 2-1 on Alex Presley’s 11th-inning single and have the best record in the major leagues at 64-42.
Jordy Mercer, Gaby Sanchez and Tony Sanchez also had RBIs as Pittsburgh took a 1 1/2-game lead over the Cardinals in the National League Central. St. Louis has lost a season-worst six straight games, scoring just five runs during the skid.
Mercer’s bloop single in the fifth gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead and McCutchen followed with his 15th homer, a blast to left field that caromed off Matt Holliday's glove and over the fence. Gaby Sanchez had a run-scoring double in the seventh and Tony Sanchez added a sacrifice fly later in the frame to help the Pirates improve to 3-0 in the five-game series that concludes Thursday.
Tyler Lyons (2-4) was recalled to start for St. Louis and gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits in six innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cardinals C Yadier Molina left after three innings with a sprained knee and is likely to land on the disabled list. … Pittsburgh had three triples – one apiece by Starling Marte, Josh Harrison and Presley. … St. Louis acquired minor-league INF Juan Herrera from the Cleveland Indians for LHP Marc Rzepczynski.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| St. Louis |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Tyler Lyons |
Player |
Brandon Cumpton
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
8 |
Hits |
3 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Hitting
| St. Louis |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Tyler Lyons | Player |
Gaby Sanchez
|
|
1 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
1 |
TB |
3 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| St. Louis
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
.094 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
11 |
1 |
22 |
.314 |
20 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |