ST. LOUIS -- Missed scoring opportunities always seem to come back and bite a team.
That's what happened to the Cardinals in their 10-5 loss to the Pirates on Sunday. St. Louis had chances in the first and third innings to put crooked numbers up against Pirates starter Gerrit Cole and couldn't do it.
"We let him gain some traction, he got back into the game, and a good pitcher will do that," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "He'll figure out a way to give his team a chance to stay in the game, and the next thing you know he's out there in a position to get the win, which he did.