Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Box Score on May 31, 2018

The rookie shortstop doubled his career RBI total by knocking in five runs.

The Cardinals, who blew an early 4-0 lead, entered the ninth trailing 8-5 against Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vazquez (2-2). Harrison Bader led off with a double, and Tommy Pham reached on an error. Pinch hitter Marcell Ozuna walked to load the bases. Pinch hitter Luke Voit drove in two with a single to make it 8-7.

Munoz followed with his second homer, a blast to center.

The Pirates have lost 10 of their past 13.

Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty gave up four runs (three earned) and seven hits in five innings, with five strikeouts and no walks. Mike Mayers (2-0) pitched a perfect 1 1/3 innings.

Pittsburgh right-hander Trevor Williams allowed five runs and nine hits in five innings.

St. Louis batted around in the first and took a 4-0 lead. Matt Carpenter and Bader singled, and an out later, Jose Martinez walked to load the bases. Dexter Fowler followed with a two-run single to right, and Munoz smacked a two-run double down the line in right.

The Pirates got one back in the second on Jordy Mercer's bloop RBI single to make it 4-1, and they got another in the fourth on Gregory Polanco's RBI double, making it 4-2.

In the fifth, Josh Bell hit his fourth homer, a two-run shot just clearing the wall in right-center to pull Pittsburgh into a 4-4 tie.

The Cardinals came right back in their half of the fifth to move back ahead 5-4 on Greg Garcia's soft, two-out RBI single to center.

Polanco hit his second RBI double of the game in the eighth for a 5-5 tie. With one out, pinch hitter Adam Frazier walked. Josh Harrison's fly to right advanced the runners to second and third. Cardinals closer Bud Norris came on, and Francisco Cervelli set a career best with his eighth homer, just clearing the wall in left to make it 8-5.

--Field Level Media