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08/29 16:11 CDT Flores Jr., Lowe hit homers to spark Pirates to 6-2 win over
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Flores Jr., Lowe hit homers to spark Pirates to 6-2 win over Cardinals
By WARREN MAYES
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Rafael Flores Jr. hit a three-run home run and Brandon Lowe
added a solo shot to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the St.
Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
The Pirates entered the game, having scored only eight runs in their previous
six games.
Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6), the third Pirates pitcher, gave up one run and one hit
in 3 1/3 innings. Six Pittsburgh pitchers held the Cardinals to just three hits.
Rookie Brycen Mautz (0-1) took the loss in his MLB debut for St. Louis. He gave
up four runs on five hits and a walk in three innings. Mautz struck out eight.
In the fifth, Flores drove a 3-2 slider into the left-field bleachers for a
three-run homer, extending Pittsburgh's advantage to 5-1.
Three consecutive errors in the sixth led to a run for St. Louis. With one out,
shortstop Jocob Gonzalez booted two grounders followed by center fielder Oneil
Cruz misplaying a routine fly. Pittsburgh also made three errors in Friday's
game.
The Pirates went up 2-1 in the fourth. Jake Mangum singled to left but rookie
Joshua Baez misplayed it and then didn't hustle after it. Mangum raced to third
and was ruled out before the call was challenged and overturned. Mautz then
gave up a run-scoring single to Gonzalez.
Baez hit his first home run at Busch Stadium in the third inning, sending an
0-1 slider from reliever Evan Sisk into the left-field seats. Baez made history
when homered in each of his first three major league at-bats on Aug. 15 in
Chicago.
Lowe homered in the first inning with one out.
Before the game, the Cardinals designated reliever Caleb Ferguson for
assignment and recalled Mautz.
Up next
Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-12, 5.44) faces Pirates' RHP Braxton
Ashcraft (13-5, 3.59) on Sunday afternoon in the series finale.
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