ST. LOUIS — In retrospect, maybe David Freese’s first-inning homer threw the Pirates off their game. They’ve been so good at erasing deficits. Why take an early lead?
The Pirates gave the lead back, but eventually recaptured it. They won their seventh game in a row, 7-5, against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium Wednesday, and the past six of those victories were in come-from-behind fashion.
Jonathan Broxton took over in the top of the seventh and walked Freese with one out. Andrew McCutchen’ single put runners on the corners. Jung Ho Kang doubled, both runners scored and a one-run deficit became a one-run lead.