The game was coming down to a call from New York.
Trailing 8-7 in the bottom of the 10th, Oneil Cruz went after a Chris Stratton 3-0 curveball and hit it hard off of the glove of first baseman Alec Burleson. As the ball rolled away, Kevin Newman rounded third and made a break for home.
Cardinal second baseman was able to cleanly field the dribbling ball and fired a strike onto home, just beating Newman according to home plate umpire Brennan Miller.
Upon review, the call stood, and the Pirates would fall to the Cardinals a batter later by an 8-7 final Tuesday at PNC Park.