Less than a week after his three-run homer capsized Pittsburgh at Busch Stadium, Goldschmidt launched a grand slam in extra innings to send the Cardinals to a 6-5 victory at PNC Park. The grand slam pushed the Cardinals ahead by four runs heading into the bottom of the 10th, and they needed every one of those runs to weather Pittsburgh’s last-gasp rally against lefty Chasen Shreve and closer Carlos Martinez. Martinez allowed a two-run homer and needed the potential tying run thrown out at the plate to survive the 10th for his ninth save.
Matt Wieters, who homered and drove home the Cardinals’ first two runs of the game, drew a leadoff walk in the 10th.