The Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a nine-game losing streak to the St. Louis Cardinals with an 8-2 victory last night. Bryan Reynolds led the Bucs with a four-RBI night, helping to hand the Cardinals their fourth consecutive loss. Adam Frazier, Ke’Bryan Hayes along with Reynolds combined for eight hits, two home runs and six runs. Frazier and Hayes had three hits each. The win also snapped an 11-game road losing streak for the Pirates.
Chad Kuhl started for the Pirates, and allowed one run on three hits over six innings. He earned his second straight win.
The two teams play again tonight in St. Louis. First pitch is 8:10pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am is 7:45pm. Wil Crowe will start for the Pirates tonight.
Another no-hitter in Major League Baseball last night, when four Chicago Cubs pitchers combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers. Zach Davies was the Chicago starter, and he was followed by three relievers. The Cubs won the game 4-0. It was the seventh no-hitter in the MLB this season, tying the record for most in a season since 1900.