Wong's homer in 14th gives Cardinals 3-2 win - STLtoday.com
The Cardinals scored in the bottom of the 14th inning to pull out another walk off win over the Pirates, this time a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon. Kolten Wong hit a home run with one out to right field to win it. It was his second home run of the season. It was his second career walk-off home run, the other also coming against the Pirates. The Cardinals won three straight extra-inning games for the first time since 2006, when they beat the Astros twice and then the Dodgers once. The last time the Cardinals had three straight extra-inning walk-offs was in 2000, when they beat the Dodgers once and then the Giants twice. This was the first time the Cardinals had three straight extra-inning walk-off wins against the same opponent. The Cardinals had fallen behind in the top of the 12th on a home run by Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez. But in the bottom of the 12th, the Cardinals got a single from Yadier Molina, who was forced at second by Pete Kozma. After a walk to Jon Jay loaded the bases, Peter Bourjos hit a hard grounder to third that Josh Harrison made a diving stop on, deflecting the ball into foul territory. Matt Adams then hit a hard grounder to first that Alvarez stopped and threw to Liz to end the inning. The Pirates had lost the first two games of the series in extra innings, losing on Friday night in 10 innings and on Saturday night in 11. Source: www.stltoday.com
