ST. LOUIS — After 14 consecutive innings of bad luck and offensive futility, the Cardinals manufactured a lone run in the sixth inning behind the hitting of Nolan Arenado and Nolan Gorman on Friday night.
That much-needed breath of fresh air took some of the edge off. The one run would’ve been enough for the victory, but the Cardinals tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth inning to snap out of the mini-funk on their way to a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of an announced crowd of 40,637 at Busch Stadium.
The win evened the series at a game apiece with two remaining.