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Friday 5 august 2022
Pirates rally by scuffling Brewers once again in 5-4 victory

By WILL GRAVES a sinking liner by Hunter
AP Sports Writer Renfroe to escape further
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The damage, and the Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers insist responded in the bottom of
they're not suffering from the inning behind Reynolds,
sort of a Josh Hader hang- who hit a walk-off home
over. run leading off the bottom
Sure looks like it though. of the ninth in an 8-7 win on
Bryan Reynolds raced Wednesday.
home on a wild pitch with "It says a lot about this team
one out in the 10th inning, and how close we are
lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to really (being contend-
to a 5-4 victory on Thursday ers)," said Pittsburgh first
to complete a three-game baseman Michael Chavis.
sweep of Milwaukee. "We've got some impact-
Reynolds led off the bot- ful players. You catch us
tom of the 10th by tying on the right day and things
the game with a ground- are going to kind of fall into
rule double to right field place."
that scored rookie Tucu- Reynolds, Gamel, Mara-
pita Maracano. Reynolds cano and catcher Jason
advanced to third on a Delay had two hits each
fly ball to right by Ke'Bryan for Pittsburgh. The victory
Hayes and scored when a snapped a six-game los-
0-2 curveball by Milwau- Pittsburgh Pirates' Greg Allen, left, scores past the tag of Milwaukee Brewers catcher Victor Cara- ing streak in extra-inning
kee reliever Matt Bush (2-2) tini (7) on a hit by Ben Gamel in the seventh inning the a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, contests by the Pirates.
skipped by catcher Victor Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has won three
Caratini. Associated Press straight following a seven-
"I'm trying to bury it but ob- game slide that briefly
viously not that much," Bush three games at PNC Park, of who is in this room, this is ing out and doing our job." dropped the club into last in
said. "It just got away from though starter Brandon our team and we've got a Milwaukee took the lead the NL Central. "I don't think
me a little bit." Woodruff downplayed the dang good team," Wood- in the top of the 10th when we've swept them since
The Brewers fell to 0-3 since idea that Hader's depar- ruff said. "We're here for Duane Underwood Jr. (1- I've been up," said Pirates
trading Hader, their four- ture played a role in get- each other, we're going to 3) hit Kolten Wong with third baseman Ke'Bryan
time All-Star closer, to San ting swept at PNC Park for play for each other and we the bases loaded and two Hayes, who made his major
Diego on Monday. Mil- the first time in two years. can't do anything about outs. league debut in Septem-
waukee failed to hold on "When you come to the (who is in the room and Leftfielder Ben Gamel then ber 2020. "We're headed in
to multiple-run leads in all baseball field, regardless who is not) other than go- made a diving grab on the right direction."q

Nootbaar's game-ending single lifts Cardinals over Cubs 4-3

able to string together that fast before," Nootbaar and Chicago dropped to
some quality at-bats," St. said with a laugh. "But he's 1-8 in its five doublehead-
Louis manager Oliver Mar- a smart baserunner. I had a ers.
mol said. "Those guys there pretty good idea he would Contreras, who was the
definitely made an ad- score there. I made him subject of trade rumors
justment on Stroman and run a little harder than he ahead of Tuesday's dead-
made some really hard needed to. I owe him." line, hit a solo drive in the
contact. Classic third time Ryan Helsley (6-1) got three first for his 15th homer.
through the lineup." outs for the win, helping the "I just wanted that to be
Arenado and Paul DeJong Cardinals pull within a half- over and clear my mind
walked with one out in the game of Milwaukee for the to play baseball," Contre-
ninth against rookie Erich NL Central lead. ras said of the deadline. "I
Uelmen (0-1). Nootbaar Contreras homered for Chi- need to keep my focus on
then drove in Arenado cago, which dropped its baseball and I don't have
with a liner to right on a 2-2 fourth straight game. Stro- to worry about something
St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar celebrates after hitting a walk- pitch. man was charged with else any more. It feel more
off single to score Nolan Arenado during the ninth inning in the
first game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago "He's taking some really three runs and five hits in 6 relaxed. It took a lot of
Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. professional at-bats," Mar- 2/3 innings. weight off my shoulders."
Associated Press mol said about Nootbaar. "I thought he had com- The Cubs added two more
"He's making a lot of hard mand of both sides of the in the sixth against Miles
By WARREN MAYES St. Louis trailed 3-0 be- contact. He's confident in plate. He was sharp," man- Mikolas. Contreras doubled
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lars Noot- fore rallying in the seventh what he's doing right now." ager David Ross said. "It was and scored on Seiya Suzu-
baar hit a tying sacrifice fly against Marcus Stroman. Nootbaar said he thought a really nice performance ki's single, and Patrick Wis-
in the seventh inning and Nolan Gorman and Paul Arenado would be able to today I thought." dom added a sacrifice fly.
a game-ending RBI single Goldschmidt hit back-to- score the winning run. Are- The doubleheader was Mikolas allowed seven hits,
in the ninth, sending the St. back homers before No- nado's slide beat the tag scheduled after Wednes- struck out six and waked
Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 vic- lan Arenado doubled and by catcher Willson Contre- day night's game was post- one in 6 1/3 innings.
tory over the Chicago Cubs scored on Nootbaar's fly- ras. poned by rain. St. Louis Rafael Ortega had three
on Thursday in the opener ball to center. "He's not the fleetest afoot. improved to 5-2 in its four hits for Chicago, and Nico
of a split doubleheader. "When it all clicks, we're I'd never seen him move doubleheaders this season, Hoerner went 2 for 4.q