Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 6:15PM CST
Josh Palacios connected for a pinch hit home run against Drew VerHagen in the top of the ninth inning, proving decisive as the Pittsburgh Pirates secured a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, marking the Pirates' fifth consecutive victory.
Date: Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
Time: 6:15PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 38,276
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Home Runs: O'Neill (8, 2nd inning off Hatch 2 on, 0 Out); Nootbaar (13, 5th inning off Falter 0 on, 1 Out); Walker (13, 7th inning off Selby 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: O'Neill 3 (19), Nootbaar (40), Walker 2 (41)
Sacrifice Hit: Winn
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Goldschmidt 0-1, O'Neill 1-1, Nootbaar 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Nootbaar 2

Hit By Pitch: McCutchen (by VerHagen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: VerHagen 2/3; Barnes 5/5; Suárez 0/2; Gallegos 1/4; King 5/5; Pallante 2/3; Rom 10/21
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: VerHagen-2-0-3-2; Barnes-1-0-2-4; Suárez-1-1-1-1; Gallegos-2-5-2-2; King-2-2-3-4; Pallante-3-0-1-3; Rom-12-5-12-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: VerHagen 0-1; Barnes 1-1; Suárez 0-1; Gallegos 0-1; King 1-2; Pallante 2-0; Rom 8-4
Game Scores: D Rom 40

Double Plays: 1 (Winn-Edman-Goldschmidt)
Passed Balls: Contreras

Doubles: Andujar (2, Barnes)
Triples: Joe (4, Rom)
Home Runs: Palacios (7, 9th inning off VerHagen 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: McCutchen (42), Andujar (7), Joe (34), Palacios 2 (29), Reynolds (67), Bae (24)
2-out Runs Batted In: McCutchen, Reynolds
Ground Into Double Play: Hayes
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (McCutchen 1-1, Andujar 0-1, Hayes 0-1, Joe 1-2, Reynolds 1-2, Bae 1-1, Peguero 0-1, Rodríguez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hayes 1; Rodríguez 1

Hit By Pitch: Contreras (by Hatch); Walker (by Bednar)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Borucki 3/3; Bednar 4/5; Hatch 6/11; Bolton 2/3; Falter 6/13; Selby 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Borucki-3-1-1-1; Bednar-3-1-11-3; Hatch-4-6-1-9; Bolton-2-2-4-2; Falter-8-3-6-9; Selby-2-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Borucki 0-1; Bednar 2-0; Hatch 3-3; Bolton 0-2; Falter 1-8; Selby 0-1
Game Scores: T Hatch 40
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