PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
Mitch Keller tossed seven shutout innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park.
The Pirates (38-50) haven’t allowed a run over their last 31 innings and have won a season-high six games after completing the sweep of the Cardinals (47-41).
Oneil Cruz led off the bottom of the second with a double down the left field line. After Cruz stole third base, Tommy Pham ripped an RBI single to left to put the Pirates up 1-0.
Pham again came through for the Pirates in the seventh with another RBI single to left off Sonny Gray (8-3). Two batters later, Isaiah Kiner-Falefa extended the lead to 4-0 with a base hit up the middle against reliever Riley O’Brien.
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