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- Davis' sacrifice fly in 8th gives Pirates 1-0 win over Cardinals as winning streak reaches 5 games</p>
<p>JOHN PERROTTOJuly 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM</p>
<p>1 / 5Cardinals Pirates BaseballPittsburgh Pirates' Henry Davis hits a sacrifice fly during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)</p>
<p>PITTSBURGH (AP) — Catcher Henry Davis drove in the game's only run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and preserved the lead with a tag at the plate in the ninth, giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 win over St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Tuesday night as Pirates ace Paul Skenes' winless streak reached six starts.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh's Ke'Bryan Hayes led off the bottom of the eighth with a single off Phil Maton (1-3). Pinch-hitter Adam Frazier doubled to right and Hayes scored on Davis' fly ball to center.</p>
<p>St. Louis had runners on second and third with one out in the ninth when Victor Scott hit a slow chopper that first baseman Spencer Horwitz fielded and threw to Davis, who tagged Jose Fermin at the plate.</p>
<p>Skenes pitched five scoreless innings and allowed five hits and one walk and struck out five while throwing 88 pitches. Skenes, who is 4-7 with a 2.03 ERA, has not won since May 28 at Arizona and is winless in six starts against the Cardinals.</p>
<p>The loss spoiled a strong outing by Cardinals starter Andre Pallante, who pitched seven innings of one-hit ball. He struck out three and walked two, and his only hit allowed was a single by Andrew McCutchen in the fourth.</p>
<p>Issac Mattson (2-0) pitched one inning for the win, and David Bednar picked up his 12th save in as many chances this season as Pittsburgh won its fifth straight.</p>
<p>Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras sustained a left-hand contusion in the fourth inning on a tag play at home plate and left the game. Third baseman Nolan Arenado missed the game because of a jammed right index finger.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>Jose Fermin being tagged out at home on Scott's chopper to Horwitz and Bednar striking out Brendan Donovan to end the game.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>The Pirates had scored 37 runs in their previous four games.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Cardinals RHP Sonny Gray (8-2, 3.36 ERA) faces Mitch Keller (2-10, 3.90) on Wednesday as the Pirates go for the series sweep.</p>
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