PITTSBURGH — — Joey Bart singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, despite six hitless innings from Erick Fedde.
The Pirates loaded the bases against Chris Roycroft (0-2) with no outs as Alexander Canario and Bryan Reynolds drew walks. Andrew McCutchen hit into a force out at home plate, but Bart hit a drive to deep left field that bounced into the stands and scored the automatic runner.
Eric Fedde had a no-hitter going through six innings, but was pulled after throwing 88 pitches, 51 for strikes. He walked four batters, but none of the baserunners got past first base.
Mitch Keller pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings for the Pirates in a no-decision. He allowed four hits while striking out six and walking one.
Justin Lawrence (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
The Cardinals open a series at home against Philadelphia Friday night.