:quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-cmg.s3.amazonaws.com/public/22MQGS4WOEPPFG3J5CPY26RGXE.png)
The Pirates nearly tied their biggest comeback in team history Friday night, but fell short, losing to the Cardinals, 11-10.
The Cardinals jumped to an 11-3 lead over the Pirates, led by a Matt Carpenter home run in the second inning.
They had the bases loaded in the 9th inning, and had cut the Cardinals lead to 11-9 when David Freese flied out to deep center field. That play ended up as a sacrifice fly, but that's all the offense the Pirates could muster in falling to St. Louis.
Max Moroff hit a home run into the river on the bounce as part of the Pirates failed comeback, and a fan jumped into the river after the baseball, creating a memorable moment on the telecast.
The Pirates have lost six in a row, and continue to slip back in the National League Central division race.
The two teams battle again at PNC Park at 4:05 p.m. Saturday, before heading to Williamsport for Sunday’s Major League Baseball Little League Classic.
Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/XCUXZC2XYZHCRGNNGKFEX6U3LQ.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/W3Q5W65YHVHNLFPJFHHN7P6Y6M.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/WOR573K5XRBBTOFXIWLHT5FNOM.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/DV3D5PBQIZFEPANBGDDAZHIA5I.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LSZTZUGJCVFQJD5FDBDT6MCI3E.jpeg)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/04-19-2024/t_c091c1951d7141898980ea42c6448bdc_name_t_940de251e54b4db09cf9c3659504987c_name_towtruckcharges11pp041824_transfer_frame_344.jpeg)