St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Church robs Gonzales of what would have been walk-off homer, preserves Cards' 5-4 win over Pirates
Ryan O’Hearn singled with one out in the ninth off Riley O’Brien and Marcell Ozuna struck out on three straight pitches. Gonzales drove a first-pitch slider to left, and Church jumped and caught the ball above the top of the 6-foot wall, 373 feet from home plate.
Gonzales' drive would have been a home run in 27 of the 30 big league ballparks, according to MLB Statcast, all but PNC Park, Camden Yards and Globe Life Field.
O'Brien escaped with his eighth save in 10 chances as the Cardinals won their third straight in a four-game series that ends Thursday.
Pittsburgh has lost a season-high four straight. The Pirates went 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 runners.
Andre Pallante (3-2) allowed one run and five hits in a season-high six innings.
Bubba Chandler (1-3) gave up three runs, three hits and four walks in five innings.
JJ Wetherholt hit a go-ahead RBI double in the third and Alec Burleson boosted the lead to 3-0 with a two-run homer in the fifth.
Spencer Horwitz cut the deficit when he homered in the bottom half, but Iván Herrera and Jordan Walker boosted the lead to 5-1 in the seventh with RBI singles against Chris Devenski.
Devenski's contract was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis, and the 35-year-old right-hander debuted for the Pirates, his seventh major league team. He was charged with one run in two-third of an innings.
Pinch-hitter Nick Yorke had a two-run single in the bottom half against JoJo Romero, and Oneil Cruz grounded into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth off George Soriano.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Gonzales flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Ozuna struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | O'Hearn singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Reynolds grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | O'Brien relieved Soriano |
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9th Inning | Walker struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 STL |
 PIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 9 |
| 3 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 6 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 38 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 26 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 1 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 151 | Pitches | 170 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 42 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created | 4.5 |
| .182 | Batting Average | .237 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .364 | Slugging Percentage | .342 |
| .455 | Secondary Average | .237 |
| .325 | On Base Percentage | .310 |
| .689 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .652 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.2 |
| 38.0 | Batter Rating | 31.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 38.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.78 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.05 |
| .182 | Isolated Power | .105 |
| 0.55 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.44 |
| .150 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .095 |
| .273 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 80.0 | MLB Rating | 80.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 9,297 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 30 | 18 | .625 | - | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 28 | 21 | .571 | 2.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 29 | 22 | .569 | 2.5 | L6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 26 | 24 | .520 | 5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 26 | 25 | .510 | 5.5 | L1 |