The Pirates went to extra innings against the Cardinals for the second day in a row. This time around, they couldn’t keep St. Louis off the board in the tenth inning, dropping the game 5-4.
Mitch Keller gave the Pirates a solid outing, going six innings with three runs allowed. Keller had a 3-1 lead going into the sixth inning, and gave up two runs on a home run by Lars Nootbaar. This continues a trend of Keller pitching well, but running out of steam during the end of his outing. That hasn’t hurt him every time, but cost him today.