Henry Davis, Bryan Reynolds lead Pittsburgh Pirates over St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3
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ST. LOUIS -- Henry Davis homered, Bryan Reynolds hit a pair of doubles and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 on Tuesday night.
Mitch Keller (6-12) allowed three runs on three hits and struck out nine in six innings for the Pirates, who have won five of six.
Andre Pallante (6-12) allowed eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits and a walk in five innings. He is 0-4 with a 11.65 ERA over 17 innings in his last four starts.
Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, his 13th of the season.
Davis hit his sixth home run of the season in the third inning to give Pittsburgh an 8-0 lead.
Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz went 0 for 4 with a walk and an RBI after being activated from the seven-day concussion injured list prior to the game.
Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras went 0 for 3 with an RBI after appealing his six-game suspension for a tirade directed at the plate umpire a night earlier.
Key moment
Pittsburgh scored five runs in the first inning off Pallante. Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz singled, Reynolds hit an RBI double, Cruz walked, Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run single and Jack Suwinski added an RBI double before Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right field on Pallante's 26th pitch for the first out.
Key stat
Reynolds hit his 33rd and 34th doubles of the season to move into a tie with Atlanta's Matt Olson for the National League lead. Reynolds' 12 doubles in August are the most he has hit in a month in his career after he hit 11 in August of 2019.
Bucs DFA Heaney
The Pirates designated left-hander Andrew Heaney for assignment on Tuesday and activated Cruz from the concussion injured list, among other moves.
Cruz has a team-leading 18 home runs and a National League-leading 34 stolen bases this season for a team that ranks last in the National League with 96 home runs.
"We see the talent," Pirates manager Don Kelly said. "You see what he's able to do, and when we can get him into the lineup, he's got a chance to impact the offense every single time he steps to the plate."
Heaney (5-10, 5.39 ERA) allowed five earned runs in the fifth inning Monday night in a 7-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The 34-year-old was signed in the offseason by the Pirates to a one-year deal.
Cruz collided with left fielder Jack Suwinski on Aug. 13 while diving for a ball.
The Pirates also recalled right-hander Dauri Moreta from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned infielder/outfielder Ronny Simon to Indianapolis.
Right-hander Justin Lawrence and lefty Tim Mayza had their rehab assignments transferred from Low-A Bradenton to Indianapolis.