Cardinals beat Pirates, Wacha gets 14th win
Cardinals 4, Pirates 2
Yadier Molina drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning triple and Stephen Piscotty followed with a single to center and the St. Louis Cardinals held on to defeat Pittsburgh for the fifth consecutive time this season at Busch Stadium. Michael Wacha pitched six innings for the victory, improving his record to 14-4. Pirates ace Gerrit Cole fell to 14-6.
By the numbers
Wacha allowed just two runs (earned) on nine hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out seven, with his biggest mistakes coming against Andrew McCutchen, who homered in the fourth and tripled in a run in the fifth. ... Molina and Jhonny Peralta had two hits apiece, while Molina also stole third base in the eighth. ... St. Louis is 42-16 at Busch Stadium and leads the second-place Pirates by seven games. ... Trevor Rosenthal pitched the ninth for his 35th save. ... St. Louis (73-40) surged 33 games above .500 for the first time this season while extending its lead over the Pirates to seven games.
Up next
Lance Lynn (9-6, 2.76 ERA) vs. Francisco Liriano (7-6, 3.13 ERA), 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 2
Yadier Molina drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning triple and Stephen Piscotty followed with a single to center and the St. Louis Cardinals held on to defeat Pittsburgh for the fifth consecutive time this season at Busch Stadium. Michael Wacha pitched six innings for the victory, improving his record to 14-4. Pirates ace Gerrit Cole fell to 14-6.
By the numbers
Wacha allowed just two runs (earned) on nine hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out seven, with his biggest mistakes coming against Andrew McCutchen, who homered in the fourth and tripled in a run in the fifth. ... Molina and Jhonny Peralta had two hits apiece, while Molina also stole third base in the eighth. ... St. Louis is 42-16 at Busch Stadium and leads the second-place Pirates by seven games. ... Trevor Rosenthal pitched the ninth for his 35th save.
Up next
Lance Lynn (9-6, 2.76 ERA) vs. Francisco Liriano (7-6, 3.13 ERA), 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
This story was originally published August 12, 2015 at 10:05 PM with the headline "Cardinals beat Pirates, Wacha gets 14th win."