McCutchen Homers in 14th, Pirates Beat Cards 6-5

St Louis CardinalsPITTSBURGH (AP) – Andrew McCutchen’s two-run home run in the 14th inning capped Pittsburgh’s third rally of the night and the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday night.
McCutchen’s homer to center off Nick Greenwood (0-1) followed Neil Walker’s leadoff single and extended his hitting streak to a career-high 18 games. It was his 12th home run of the season.

Jhonny Peralta’s single off Vance Worley (3-4) in the top of the inning drove in Matt Carpenter and gave the Cardinals a 5-4 lead.

Pittsburgh scored twice in the eighth to tie the game after falling behind 3-0, and Chris Stewart singled in Jung Ho Kang in the 10th after Mark Reynolds’ second homer of the game had given St. Louis another lead in the top of the inning.

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