Pirates complete series shutout sweep of Cardinals, win 5-0 behind Keller for 6-0 homestand
PITTSBIRGH — Mitch Keller pitched seven innings, Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run single in a four-run eighth and the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out St. Louis over a three-game series, winning 5-0 Wednesday to extend their winning streak to a season-high six. HT Image
Pittsburgh pitchers extended their scoreless streak to 31 innings as the Pirates finished a 6-0 homestand that started against the New York Mets in which they outscored opponents 38-4.
Keller won his second straight start following a 15-start winless streak. He allowed five hits, struck out seven and walked one. Dennis Santana and Isaac Mattson completed the six-hitter with one inning each.
Pittsburgh, last in the NL Central, hadn't had three straight shutouts since 2015. The Cardinals were blanked in three consecutive games for the first time since 2022.
San Diego shut out Colorado in three straight games from April 11-13.
Tommy Pham hit an RBI single in the first off Sonny Gray , who allowed four runs and five hits over 7 1/3 innings in his first start since a one-hit shutout at Cleveland.
Gray retired 14 straight batters until walking Nick Gonzales starting the eighth. Pham had another run-scoring single, Kiner-Falefa followed with his single and Spencer Horwitz followed with an RBI single.
St. Louis was 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 runners. The Cardinals were without first baseman Willson Contreras and third baseman Nolan Arenado .
St. Louis has gone a franchise-record 49 innings in a row without scoring against a fellow NL Central team.
St. Louis stranded the bases loaded in the first inning when Thomas Saggese grounded out.
Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas starts Friday's series opener at the Chicago Cubs.
Pirates: Start a weekend series at Seattle.
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