Flaherty earns ML leading 8th win as Cards beat Pirates 8-5

— Jack Flaherty earned his major league-leading eight win of the season as the St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the second inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Wednesday night.
May 20, 2021, 05:31 am - AP
PIT
STL
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J. Flaherty
win

J. Flaherty8-0

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 4 BB
T. Cahill
loss

T. Cahill1-5

1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
A. Reyes
save

A. Reyes13

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

PITSTL
1stGoldschmidt doubled to deep right, Edman scored.01
2ndFlaherty hit sacrifice fly to right, Bader scored, Williams to third.02
2ndEdman singled to center, Williams scored and Sosa scored.04
2ndGoldschmidt singled to center, Edman scored, Carlson to second.05
2ndArenado singled to right center, Carlson scored, Goldschmidt to third.06
5thPolanco homered to right (395 feet), Frazier scored.26
5thEdman hit sacrifice fly to right, Williams scored, Sosa to third.27
5thCarlson singled to left center, Sosa scored, Flaherty to second.28
7thReynolds grounded into fielder's choice to second, González scored, Newman out at second, Frazier to third.38
7thPolanco singled to right, Frazier scored, Reynolds to third.48
7thVargas singled to left, Reynolds scored, Polanco to second.58
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