Yasmani Grandal homered, Nick Gonzales drove in the winning run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Pirates starter Luis Ortiz allowed two runs on five hits and had seven strikeouts in six innings.
Cardinals starter Erick Fedde allowed one run on four hits and struck out three. JoJo Romero took the loss in relief.
RHP Kyle Gibson (8-7, 4.11 ERA) will oppose Guardians RHP Ben Lively (12-9, 3.87 ERA) in the opener of St. Louis’ final home series of the season on Friday night at 7:15.