Cardinals top Pirates 11‑7 behind Gorman, Burleson
PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Nolan Gorman homered and drove in three runs, and Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker each drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Tuesday night at PNC Park.
Gorman opened the scoring with a solo homer in the second inning. Victor Scott II added a solo shot in the third before Walker singled home a run. Burleson doubled in two runs in the fifth, and Walker and Gorman added sacrifice flies. St. Louis scored three more in the seventh and two in the eighth. Kyle Leahy (3-3) earned the win, allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts. Gordon Graceffo tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings. For Pittsburgh, Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in three runs, and Konnor Griffin and Oneil Cruz also homered. Braxton Ashcraft (1-2) took the loss. The Pirates grounded into four double plays and had 13 hits to St. Louis’s 12. Attendance was 8,758. Time of game: 2:41. The Cardinals improved to 16-13, the Pirates to 16-14.