Every time the Pirates scored on Saturday night, the Cardinals responded as quickly as they could, keeping the game tied through seven innings.
The Pirates scored two runs in the top of the second inning, and the Cardinals scored two in the bottom. When the Pirates took the lead again with a home run in the seventh with an inside-the-park homer, the Cardinals evened it up with a home run into the seats in the bottom of the inning.
Finally, the Cardinals broke loose for a run of their own on a double by Paul DeJong in the eighth and an RBI groundout by Randal Grichuk to give the Cardinals a 4-3 win.