Overview
- Andrew Heaney carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, allowing three hits and striking out seven over 6⅔ scoreless frames.
- Spencer Horwitz opened the scoring with a leadoff home run and finished with three RBIs as Pittsburgh erupted for six runs in the fifth.
- Erick Fedde suffered the loss after yielding seven runs, ten hits and three walks over five innings, ending St. Louis’s two-game win streak.
- The Pirates matched their season-best four-game winning run and took a 1-0 lead in the interdivisional series at PNC Park.
- Game 2 will feature Paul Skenes (4-7, 2.12 ERA) versus Andre Pallante (5-4, 4.43 ERA) in a matchup that could shift the series momentum.