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05/20 22:14 CDT Spencer Horwitz homers, Konnor Griffin has four hits to help
Pirates blank Cardinals 7-0
Spencer Horwitz homers, Konnor Griffin has four hits to help Pirates blank
Cardinals 7-0
By DAVID SOLOMON
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Spencer Horwitz homered, Konnor Griffin had four singles,
and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday night
to snap a four-game losing streak.
Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) allowed four hits and a walk in five innings to improve
to 3-0 with a 1.75 ERA in 11 career appearances against the Cardinals.
Yohan Ramrez, Evan Sisk, Justin Lawrence and Dennis Santana each pitched a
scoreless inning of relief for Pittsburgh, which gave up five hits.
The Pirates led 3-0 when they scored four runs in the eighth inning off
Cardinals reliever Matt Svanson. Bryan Reynolds had a two-run double in the
inning.
The Cardinals' Alec Burleson hit a one-out single off Ramrez in the sixth
inning, Jordan Walker was hit by a pitch and Nolan Gorman walked to load the
bases.
However, Ramrez struck out Masyn Winn and retired Csar Prieto on a fly to
deep right field that forced Jake Mangum to make a sliding catch on the warning
track.
Michael McGreevy (3-3) allowed three runs on 10 hits in five-plus innings to
snap a streak of four consecutive starts where he allowed two runs in 24
innings.
Jhostynxon Garcia hit a two-out single up the middle in the top of the fourth
inning to drive in Griffin for his first major league RBI to put the Pirates
ahead 2-0.
Horwitz hit his fourth homer of the season down the right field line to lead
off the second inning and give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead.
St. Louis was shutout for the second time this season after being blanked by
Kansas City on Sunday.
Up next
Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft (2-2, 3.09 ERA) will face St. Louis RHP Dustin May
(3-4, 4.81) in Thursday's series finale.
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