Nolan Gorman drove in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 Friday.
Nolan Arenado went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs for the Cardinals, who won for the third time in four games.
Zack Thompson pitched 1 2/3 innings to earn the victory. Drew VerHagen retired the Pirates in order in the eighth inning, and Giovanny Gallegos earned his first save. The Pirates loaded the bases in the second inning with one out but failed to score. Jack Suwinski hit a leadoff single and Rodolfo Castro reached on a ground ball to Tommy Edman, who missed his tag attempt on Suwinski.Pittsburgh threatened again in the fourth inning when Canaan Smith-Njigba hit a single, stole second base and tried to score on Mathias' single, but right fielder Alec Burleson threw him out at the plate.
Hedges hit a leadoff double in the fifth inning, but O'Neill made a diving catch in left field to rob Andrew McCutchen of a run-scoring double.
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