Paul Skenes excels again, Pirates rally late to beat Cardinals 2-1

Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz drove in runs in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Colin Holderman gave up two hits but no runs in the eighth and David Bednar earned his 14th save by pitching the ninth despite giving up a first-pitch leadoff home run to Nolan Gorman. Bednar has converted 13 straight save opportunities and his 75 saves are the seventh-most in team history.

Mikolas retired the first 16 batters he faced before walking Yasmani Grandal on a full count with one out in the sixth. Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes pitched 6 1/3 innings and threw 103 pitches, 74 for strikes. He allowed five hits with eight strikeouts and no walks, and exited to a rare standing ovation for an opposing player at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals began the fifth with back-to-back singles by Nolan Arenado and Matt Carpenter.

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