Overview

• Andrew Heaney carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, allowing three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over 6⅔ innings.
• Spencer Horwitz hit a leadoff home run and drove in three runs to ignite a six-run fifth inning in the 7-0 win.
• Pittsburgh’s four consecutive victories by at least seven runs mark the franchise’s longest blowout streak since 1925.
• Cardinals starter Erick Fedde took the loss after yielding seven runs and ten hits in five innings, halting St. Louis’s surge.
• Paul Skenes will face Andre Pallante in Game 2 at PNC Park as the Pirates aim to extend their season-high winning streak.