"It's tough to beat the standing ovation after I came back out on the field; that was unbelievable yesterday," Tomlinson said. "But this was special, too, because it won the game in a playoff race."
The Pirates closed to within 3 1/2 games of the Cardinals in the NL Central race with St. Louis' loss.
Mike Leake, who entered Friday 4-0 with a 0.