PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Jung Ho Kang led off the eighth inning with a home run,
leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on
Wednesday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Kang hit a drive deep into the bullpens in left-center off rookie Alex Reyes
(1-1) for his 17th homer and third in two games. It helped snap the Pirates’
longest skid since dropping 10 straight in 2011.
The Cardinals are percentage points ahead of the New York Mets for the second
NL wild card, and the Pirates drew within 4 1/2 games of St. Louis.
Trevor Williams (1-0) allowed one unearned run in three innings for the win in
his major league debut.
Tony Watson worked a perfect ninth inning for his 11th save.
St. Louis returns home Thursday night to begin a four-game weekend series against
Milwaukee. Jaime Garcia (10-11) starts for the Cardinals while Junior
Guerra (7-3) goes for the Brewers. Game time is 6:15 with the pre-game at 5:20
on KTLO-AM.
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