Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings and evened his record at 6-6 in the Pirates’ 7-3 win over Cardinals at St. Louis Saturday.
Cole gave up five hits over six innings and allowed one run to earn his third consecutive win.
The Pirates scored six two-out runs. Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer both hit two-out homers. Mercer knocked in three runs. Harrison and Andrew McCutchen each had two hits.
The Pirates, who have won the first two games of the three-game series, look to sweep the Cards tonight. Airtime on AM 1160 WCCS and 101.1 FM is 7:45.
