Overview

• St. Louis seized a midgame lead with a five-run fifth inning keyed by Willson Contreras’ two-run single and Nolan Gorman’s run-scoring double.
• Ronny Simon tied the game in the ninth with an RBI double off Riley O’Brien, who still earned the win after the blown save.
• Willson Contreras and manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the seventh for arguing a called third strike.
• Michael McGreevy logged six innings for St. Louis, giving up four runs on six hits.
• Pittsburgh’s offense featured back-to-back third-inning homers by Bryan Reynolds and Spencer Horwitz.