POSTGAME NOTES Pittsburgh Pirates (35-40) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (33-40) Saturday, June 24, 2017 R H E Starting Pitcher (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record Pittsburgh 7 6 0 Gerrit Cole (99 pitches/59 strikes) WIN: Gerrit Cole (6-6) St. Louis 3 8 0 Lance Lynn (97 pitches/58 strikes) LOSS: Lance Lynn (5-5) SAVE: First Pitch: 6:16 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 79° – Clear Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 46,735 (Sellout #12) Cardinals Notes Lance Lynn made his 15th start of the season, second against the Pirates in 2017 (1-1) and 19th career start (21st app) vs. the Pirates (6-6)…has allowed 18 home runs this season his single-season high; 6 HR in his last two starts…entered tonight’s game 4- 0 against N.L. Central opponents…entered on a 12.0 inning scoreless streak against the Pirates, snapped in 1st inning…posted his longest outing since 5/23 at LAD (8.0 IP) tossing 5.2 innings…has allowed 14 runs in his last two starts (10.1 IP; 12.19 ERA), allowing a season-high seven runs in each start. Lance Lynn hit his 4th career double, with a ground-rule shot into the Cardinals bullpen. Matt Carpenter hits his 13th career lead-off home run and his first of the 2017 season…hit his 17th career home run in the 1st inning, tied with the 3rd inning for his most in any inning…Cardinals are 10-3 when Carpenter hits a lead-off home run. John Brebbia hit the first two batters he faced in relief, the first Cardinals pitcher since Randy Choate hit Adam Eaton and Adam LaRoche vs. CWS (7/1/15). Aledmys Díaz is 6-for-8 (.750) in his career as a pinch-hitter (3-for-4 this season). Sam Tuivailala made his 6th career appearance of 2.0 innings (ties career-high)…and struck out three (ties career high) for the first time since 9/18/15 at CHI. Stephen Piscotty recorded his 150th career RBI on a two-RBI single in the 9th inning…extended his hitting streak to six games (7- 21, .333). The Cardinals have homered in 13 straight games, beginning today with the 2nd-longest active streak behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (15), and the 12th longest streak in MLB for the season…lost five straight home games for first time since 6/14-30/2016 when they dropped seven straight…are 13-21 against N.L. Central opponents…have surrendered 36 home runs in the month of June, entered today with the 3rd-most allowed in the N.L. this month behind the Mets (41) and Reds (38)…are 26-10 when out- hitting opponents. Pirates Notes Gerrit Cole made his 16th start of the season, second against the Cardinals in 2017 (1-1) and 12th career regular season start vs. the Cardinals (6-4)…has run his win streak to three; tying Wade LeBlanc for the longest win streak by a Pirates pitcher this season…allowed just one run in each of his last three starts (3-0/1.35 ERA/3 ER/20.0 IP)…is 4-1 in the month of June, marking his first 4-1 month since Sept. 2015…surrendered his 8th career home run to the Cardinals, his most of any MLB team. David Freese has reached base safely in all 15 games he has started against St. Louis (appeared in 19). Josh Harrison has reached base safely in each of his last 20 road games. Jordy Mercer recorded his first home run and RBI of the season vs. STL…first game with two extra base hits since 6/2 at NYM. Andrew McCutchen posted his 10th multi-hit game in the month of June after posting nine in April and May combined. Chris Stewart received his first intentional walk of the season. Jhan Mariñez has not allowed a run (only 2 hits) in his last five appearances (4.2 IP). CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE… The Pirates challenged the safe call at 2nd base in the 9th inning. Call overturned (Time: 1:33). The Pirates clinched their first winning road trip of the season (4-2, 1 game to play)…have homered in nine straight games, their longest streak since 12 straight in 2015…are 10-2 on Saturday this season…are 13-2 in games which they hit two or more home runs…are 9-33 when out-hit by opponents. Home Runs STL – Matt Carpenter #14 (1st inn., 0 on, 0 out, 3-2 count, off Gerrit Cole) – 384 feet (88th career HR) *Lead-off HR* PIT – Jordy Mercer #7 (4th inn., 1 on, 2 out, 2-1 count, off Lance Lynn) – 375 feet (42nd career HR) PIT – Josh Harrison #9 (5th inn., 0 on, 2 out, 2-1 count, off Lance Lynn) – 366 feet (37th career HR) .