Cardinals beat Pirates 4-3
ST. LOUIS — Yadier Molina and Matt Carpenter homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday night to gain ground in the NL Central.
St. Louis pulled within three games of division-leading Chicago with its sixth victory in seven games. Tyler Lyons (4-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and Juan Nicasio got three outs for his second save since he was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Carpenter’s 19th homer tied it at 3 in the seventh. Paul DeJong hit a leadoff double in the eighth and advanced on a groundout before coming home on Randal Grichuk’s bouncer to third, making it 4-3 St. Louis.
Chad Kuhl pitched six effective innings for Pittsburgh, which has dropped four in a row. Kuhl also helped himself with an RBI double in the second.
The Pirates grabbed a 3-2 lead on Adam Frazier’s inside-thepark homer in the seventh. Cardinals center fielder Dexter Fowler got hurt crashing into the wall going after Frazier’s drive.
BLUE JAYS 5, TIGERS 4: Kevin Pillar had four hits for Toronto, including a tiebreaking home run, and Brett Anderson pitched six innings for his first victory with the team.
YANKESS 3, RANGERS 1: Aroldis Chapman earned his first save since being removed as closer, finishing a one-hitter for New York.
ATHLETICS 11, ASTROS 1: Houston’s bullpen forced in five runs with bases-loaded walks and the team tied a franchise record with 13 free passes in the opener of a doubleheader.
BREWERS 15, CUBS 2: Hernan Perez homered and drove in five runs, powering Milwaukee to the runaway win.