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Eric Fryer flares a double down the right-field line and slides safely into second base for a two-run double in the 6th
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ST. LOUIS -- David Freese and Eric Fryer made the Cardinals wish they had never let them go Tuesday night as they led the Pirates to a 5-2 victory at Busch Stadium in left-handerSteven Brault's Major League debut. It was the Pirates' sixth straight win overall and their seventh in 11 games against the Cardinals as they moved within a half-game of second place St. Louis in the National League Central.
Fryer's RBI single in the fifth inning tied the game at 2-2, and Freese followed it up in the sixth with a go-ahead RBI single to score Andrew McCutchen. Three batters later, Fryer, who was claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on Sunday, made it 5-2 with a two-run bloop double down the right-field line. All five runs were charged to Cardinals starter Mike Leake, who was handed his third straight loss.
Brault went four innings and gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits. His only misstep came when Matt Holliday singled home Aledmys Diaz to break an 0-for-12 slump in the third. Stephen Piscotty scored in the second inning after reaching third on a fly ball toGregory Polanco that should have been caught.
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</figcaption></figure>The Cardinals fell to 6-4 this season when facing a rookie starting pitcher and have lost nine consecutive games against teams with a winning record.
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Hold your applause: Freese received yet another standing ovation before his first at-bat, which ended with him staring at a called third strike. He gave his former hometown crowd a reason to stay seated before each of his next two trips to the plate. In the fifth, he doubled and scored. In the sixth, he singled home McCutchen and scored on Fryer's double to right.
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</figcaption></figure>Pena's pain: Cardinals backup catcher Brayan Pena uncorked a passed ball in the sixth inning that allowed McCutchen to advance to second base, and he yielded a stolen base toJosh Harrison in the fifth inning. Both runners came around to score. Starling Marte stole another base in the eighth inning but was stranded by Trevor Rosenthal.
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</figcaption></figure>What a relief: The Pirates' bullpen had to pick up five innings after Brault's exit. Juan Nicasio, fresh off a multi-inning appearance Monday afternoon, followed the rookie with two scoreless innings. Since being bumped from the rotation, Nicasio has allowed one run in 8 1/3 innings over five relief appearances. NL All-Star Mark Melancon struck out two in the ninth for his 25th save.
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</figcaption></figure>Sprung a Leake: Tuesday night was 23rd time in 27 career starts against the Pirates that Leake has gone at least six innings and just the second time he has taken the loss in his last 10 decisions against Pittsburgh. He has given up three runs or more in each of his last four starts and hasn't received more than four runs of support.
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Cardinals third baseman Jhonny Peralta left the game in the top of the fourth inning with left thumb discomfort. The Cardinals announced that it wasn't related to the thumb injury that required surgery after Spring Training and caused him to miss the first two months of the season.
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McCutchen singled with two outs in the first inning and took a large lead at first base. Leake made a pickoff move and Jedd Gyorko swiped McCutchen on the right arm as he dove back into the bag. He was ruled safe, but the Cardinals challenged and the call was overturned after a one-minute, 39-second review.
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</figcaption></figure>WHAT'S NEXT
Pirates: Jeff Locke (8-5, 5.13 ERA) will try to keep the Pirates' winning streak going as he starts against the Cardinals at 8:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The left-hander allowed three runs over five innings in a 7-3 win against the A's on Friday night. He is 2-4 with a 4.04 ERA in nine career starts against St. Louis, but he's 3-4 with a 7.16 ERA in nine starts on the road this season.
Cardinals: Jaime Garcia (6-6, 3.84 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals in the third game three of a four-game set with the Pirates. The left-hander is 2-1 in four starts against Pittsburgh with a 0.57 ERA. First pitch at Busch Stadium is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. CT.
Watch every out-of-market regular-season game live on MLB.TV.
Adam Berry has covered the Pirates for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at@adamdberry.
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ST. LOUIS -- David Freese and Eric Fryer made the Cardinals wish they had never let them go Tuesday night as they led the Pirates to a 5-2 victory at Busch Stadium in left-handerSteven Brault's Major League debut. It was the Pirates' sixth straight win overall and their seventh in 11 games against the Cardinals as they moved within a half-game of second place St. Louis in the National League Central.
Fryer's RBI single in the fifth inning tied the game at 2-2, and Freese followed it up in the sixth with a go-ahead RBI single to score Andrew McCutchen. Three batters later, Fryer, who was claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on Sunday, made it 5-2 with a two-run bloop double down the right-field line. All five runs were charged to Cardinals starter Mike Leake, who was handed his third straight loss.
Brault went four innings and gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits. His only misstep came when Matt Holliday singled home Aledmys Diaz to break an 0-for-12 slump in the third. Stephen Piscotty scored in the second inning after reaching third on a fly ball toGregory Polanco that should have been caught.
<figure class="poster has-video " style="margin: 26px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center; overflow: hidden; max-height: 600px; position: relative; background: rgb(238, 238, 238);">
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Hold your applause: Freese received yet another standing ovation before his first at-bat, which ended with him staring at a called third strike. He gave his former hometown crowd a reason to stay seated before each of his next two trips to the plate. In the fifth, he doubled and scored. In the sixth, he singled home McCutchen and scored on Fryer's double to right.
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<figcaption class="meta-data video" style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; position: absolute; bottom: 0px; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); min-height: 54px; box-sizing: border-box; width: 660px; background: url("http://ui.bamstatic.com/mlbv2/sections/news2/images/caption-bg.png") 0px 0px repeat;">Freese's RBI singleDavid Freese chops a grounder through the infield, driving in Andrew McCutchen and giving the Pirates their first lead of the game</figcaption></figure>Pena's pain: Cardinals backup catcher Brayan Pena uncorked a passed ball in the sixth inning that allowed McCutchen to advance to second base, and he yielded a stolen base toJosh Harrison in the fifth inning. Both runners came around to score. Starling Marte stole another base in the eighth inning but was stranded by Trevor Rosenthal.
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Cardinals third baseman Jhonny Peralta left the game in the top of the fourth inning with left thumb discomfort. The Cardinals announced that it wasn't related to the thumb injury that required surgery after Spring Training and caused him to miss the first two months of the season.
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McCutchen singled with two outs in the first inning and took a large lead at first base. Leake made a pickoff move and Jedd Gyorko swiped McCutchen on the right arm as he dove back into the bag. He was ruled safe, but the Cardinals challenged and the call was overturned after a one-minute, 39-second review.
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Pirates: Jeff Locke (8-5, 5.13 ERA) will try to keep the Pirates' winning streak going as he starts against the Cardinals at 8:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The left-hander allowed three runs over five innings in a 7-3 win against the A's on Friday night. He is 2-4 with a 4.04 ERA in nine career starts against St. Louis, but he's 3-4 with a 7.16 ERA in nine starts on the road this season.
Cardinals: Jaime Garcia (6-6, 3.84 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals in the third game three of a four-game set with the Pirates. The left-hander is 2-1 in four starts against Pittsburgh with a 0.57 ERA. First pitch at Busch Stadium is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. CT.
Watch every out-of-market regular-season game live on MLB.TV.
Adam Berry has covered the Pirates for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at@adamdberry.
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Pirates closer could be joined in San Diego by Final Vote candidate Marte
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ST. LOUIS -- Pirates closer Mark Melancon has been the model of stability at an unstable position during his time in Pittsburgh. He's been reliable on the mound, stubborn in both his routine and his refusal to allow runs. Now, for the third time in four years, he's an All-Star.
Melancon was named to the National League All-Star team during the selection show Tuesday night as a selection of Mets and NL manager Terry Collins. During a team meeting hours earlier inside the visitor's clubhouse at Busch Stadium, manager Clint Hurdle told the Pirates their rock-steady closer was headed to San Diego for the 2016 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard
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ST. LOUIS -- The Pirates were already making plans to give right-hander Jameson Taillon a break after the All-Star Game. A little bit of shoulder fatigue gave them reason to put those plans in motion.
Taillon was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, but the issue with his "cranky" throwing shoulder doesn't appear to be anything serious. Taillon said he had been throwing through the discomfort, a common feeling for pitchers coming back from Tommy John surgery, since his third start for the Pirates.
"It's nothing alarming," Taillon said. "I think this is a good opportunity to give it a little blow and give it a couple days, if it's speaking to me, and come back real strong after the All-Star break."
Taillon, who had Tommy John surgery in April 2014, has never dealt with any shoulder issues. Since he hasn't pitched a full season since '13, the Pirates have been mindful of his workload this year. They would have put their plan into action coming out of the break, skipping a few starts to manage his innings total.
Taillon said he wanted to start Tuesday night in St. Louis, an assignment that instead fell to left-hander Steven Brault, but he understood the Pirates' caution.
"With them already trying to figure out a way to go about this and control the innings, this was a great opportunity for them to pump the brakes and hit the reset button," Taillon said.
"This just gave us the proactive nature to hit it now," added manager Clint Hurdle. "We want to do everything we can do to put him in the best position to have the strongest second half he can have. We feel that this is a good time for the pause now to give him that opportunity."
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Cole Train rolls through Indy
Pirates ace Gerrit Cole got back on the mound Tuesday night, making a rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis. He pitched three innings, allowing two hits while striking out six and hitting a batter. Cole threw 45 pitches, including 30 strikes.
"It's not going to be perfect. It's been a while since I touched the mound during a game," Cole told reporters after his start. "It was nice to get out of there, get the pitch count up, get through the innings smooth, work out of the stretch a little bit and for the most part execute pitches."
Cole is on the disabled list with a strained right triceps muscle. He likely will make another rehab start, putting him in line to return -- like Taillon -- after the All-Star break.
"I would anticipate another rehab start. The main goal here is to get built back up," Cole said. "We're in a position up there where we need quality innings. We need starters to go deep into the ball game. It's a good step in the right direction."
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• Veteran right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, on the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from surgery to repair multiple facial fractures, threw a four-inning simulated game early Tuesday afternoon at Busch Stadium.
Vogelsong threw 61 pitches and used his full arsenal -- fastball, cutter, curveball and changeup -- while throwing out of the windup and stretch to Adam Frazier, Jung Ho Kangand Erik Kratz. It's unclear what will come next for Vogelsong, who is eligible to return on July 23.
"I think he did well," Hurdle said.
• Catcher Francisco Cervelli, recovering from surgery to remove the fractured hook of his left hamate bone, caught Vogelsong's simulated game and took part in an "arduous" batting practice session with hitting coach Jeff Branson.
Cervelli is swinging with both hands, and he is essentially at full speed behind the plate. Between Vogelsong's simulated innings, Cervelli went through pitch-blocking drills, threw and backed up bases.
"He's in a good place," Hurdle said.
• Pirates No. 2 prospect Austin Meadows will not play in the All-Star Futures Game in San Diego on Sunday due to a right hamstring strain. Meadows was placed on the seven-day disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to Friday. Right-handed reliever Dovydas Neverauskas will be Pittsburgh's lone representative in the Futures Game.
• To make room for Brault, the Pirates designated catcher Jacob Stallings for assignment. Stallings made his Major League debut last month before returning to Triple-A.
Adam Berry has covered the Pirates for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at@adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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ST. LOUIS -- Pirates closer Mark Melancon has been the model of stability at an unstable position during his time in Pittsburgh. He's been reliable on the mound, stubborn in both his routine and his refusal to allow runs. Now, for the third time in four years, he's an All-Star.
Melancon was named to the National League All-Star team during the selection show Tuesday night as a selection of Mets and NL manager Terry Collins. During a team meeting hours earlier inside the visitor's clubhouse at Busch Stadium, manager Clint Hurdle told the Pirates their rock-steady closer was headed to San Diego for the 2016 All-Star Game presented by MasterCard
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Cole returns to mound on rehab start with Triple-A Indianapolis
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ST. LOUIS -- The Pirates were already making plans to give right-hander Jameson Taillon a break after the All-Star Game. A little bit of shoulder fatigue gave them reason to put those plans in motion.
Taillon was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, but the issue with his "cranky" throwing shoulder doesn't appear to be anything serious. Taillon said he had been throwing through the discomfort, a common feeling for pitchers coming back from Tommy John surgery, since his third start for the Pirates.
"It's nothing alarming," Taillon said. "I think this is a good opportunity to give it a little blow and give it a couple days, if it's speaking to me, and come back real strong after the All-Star break."
Taillon, who had Tommy John surgery in April 2014, has never dealt with any shoulder issues. Since he hasn't pitched a full season since '13, the Pirates have been mindful of his workload this year. They would have put their plan into action coming out of the break, skipping a few starts to manage his innings total.
Taillon said he wanted to start Tuesday night in St. Louis, an assignment that instead fell to left-hander Steven Brault, but he understood the Pirates' caution.
"With them already trying to figure out a way to go about this and control the innings, this was a great opportunity for them to pump the brakes and hit the reset button," Taillon said.
"This just gave us the proactive nature to hit it now," added manager Clint Hurdle. "We want to do everything we can do to put him in the best position to have the strongest second half he can have. We feel that this is a good time for the pause now to give him that opportunity."
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Cole Train rolls through Indy
Pirates ace Gerrit Cole got back on the mound Tuesday night, making a rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis. He pitched three innings, allowing two hits while striking out six and hitting a batter. Cole threw 45 pitches, including 30 strikes.
"It's not going to be perfect. It's been a while since I touched the mound during a game," Cole told reporters after his start. "It was nice to get out of there, get the pitch count up, get through the innings smooth, work out of the stretch a little bit and for the most part execute pitches."
Cole is on the disabled list with a strained right triceps muscle. He likely will make another rehab start, putting him in line to return -- like Taillon -- after the All-Star break.
"I would anticipate another rehab start. The main goal here is to get built back up," Cole said. "We're in a position up there where we need quality innings. We need starters to go deep into the ball game. It's a good step in the right direction."
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• Veteran right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, on the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from surgery to repair multiple facial fractures, threw a four-inning simulated game early Tuesday afternoon at Busch Stadium.
Vogelsong threw 61 pitches and used his full arsenal -- fastball, cutter, curveball and changeup -- while throwing out of the windup and stretch to Adam Frazier, Jung Ho Kangand Erik Kratz. It's unclear what will come next for Vogelsong, who is eligible to return on July 23.
"I think he did well," Hurdle said.
• Catcher Francisco Cervelli, recovering from surgery to remove the fractured hook of his left hamate bone, caught Vogelsong's simulated game and took part in an "arduous" batting practice session with hitting coach Jeff Branson.
Cervelli is swinging with both hands, and he is essentially at full speed behind the plate. Between Vogelsong's simulated innings, Cervelli went through pitch-blocking drills, threw and backed up bases.
"He's in a good place," Hurdle said.
• Pirates No. 2 prospect Austin Meadows will not play in the All-Star Futures Game in San Diego on Sunday due to a right hamstring strain. Meadows was placed on the seven-day disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to Friday. Right-handed reliever Dovydas Neverauskas will be Pittsburgh's lone representative in the Futures Game.
• To make room for Brault, the Pirates designated catcher Jacob Stallings for assignment. Stallings made his Major League debut last month before returning to Triple-A.
Adam Berry has covered the Pirates for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at@adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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| CENTRAL | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF | STRK | L10 |
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| Chicago Cubs | 52 | 31 | .627 | - | 26-12 | 26-19 | 438 | 287 | +151 | L1 | 4-6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 40 | .518 | 9 | 18-25 | 25-15 | 429 | 352 | +77 | L2 | 5-5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 41 | .512 | 9.5 | 22-19 | 21-22 | 390 | 390 | 0 | W6 | 8-2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 37 | 46 | .446 | 15 | 22-20 | 15-26 | 332 | 395 | -63 | W2 | 4-6 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 54 | .365 | 22 | 18-25 | 13-29 | 365 | 513 | -148 | W1 | 3-7 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 48 | 37 | .565 | +2 | 27-15 | 21-22 | 360 | 303 | +57 | W5 | 7-3 |
| New York Mets | 45 | 38 | .542 | - | 24-17 | 21-21 | 318 | 294 | +24 | L1 | 5-5 |
| Miami Marlins | 44 | 40 | .524 | 1.5 | 21-19 | 23-21 | 355 | 360 | -5 | W1 | 5-5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 40 | .518 | 2 | 18-25 | 25-15 | 429 | 352 | +77 | L2 | 5-5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 41 | .512 | 2.5 | 22-19 | 21-22 | 390 | 390 | 0 | W6 | 8-2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 46 | .459 | 7 | 20-23 | 19-23 | 304 | 387 | -83 | W3 | 8-2 |
| Colorado Rockies | 37 | 45 | .451 | 7.5 | 18-20 | 19-25 | 421 | 440 | -19 | L6 | 3-7 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 37 | 46 | .446 | 8 | 22-20 | 15-26 | 332 | 395 | -63 | W2 | 4-6 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 38 | 48 | .442 | 8.5 | 15-31 | 23-17 | 392 | 429 | -37 | W1 | 2-8 |
| San Diego Padres | 36 | 48 | .429 | 9.5 | 20-25 | 16-23 | 364 | 418 | -54 | L1 | 5-5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 54 | .365 | 15 | 18-25 | 13-29 | 365 | 513 | -148 | W1 | 3-7 |
| Atlanta Braves | 28 | 56 | .333 | 17.5 | 13-34 | 15-22 | 283 | 394 | -111 | L3 | 3-7 |
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