PITTSBURGH -- A two-pitch sequence in the second inning on Saturday gave the Cardinals a one-run lead and cost the Pirates their starting catcher and manager.
After retiring the first five batters he faced, Pirates starter A.J. Burnett appeared to strike out Cardinals first baseman Mark Reynolds on a 1-2 curveball that dove into the dirt behind home plate.
Reynolds swung and missed at the pitch and didn't appear to make contact, seemingly ending the inning. But home-plate umpire Vic Carapazza called it a foul tip, clearly frustrating catcher Francisco Cervelli, and the inning continued.