Rowdy Tellez Hits 447-foot Home Run in Win | Cardinals vs. Pirates Highlights (7/24/24)

For the final time in twenty twenty four we join you from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania where the Cardinals and Pirates play the third final and rubber game of a big three game series another big crowd expected on a lovely day for baseball here at PNC Park. Well a streak comes to an end today Matt. We found out about an hour ago that Brian Reynolds is scratched with back spasms. He has started every single game this season until today for Martin Perez making a 16 start five six one ERA and like you were saying Browning this is a big start for him to kind of get things back on track. Thirty three year old lefties in his 13th major league season and just two years removed from an all star season himself. So we know he's got it in him. Mason Wynn one of the top rookies in baseball for eight in the series and this one driven into the gap in right center. But Michael Taylor has good speed. He tracks that down and Mason Wynn is out number one here in the top of the first. Here's Mike Burleson he swings and it's a ground ball to tell us no he caught that on the fly right there about ankle high. As we'll face Wilson Contreras next Rio pitch and ball for two out walk Contreras leads the club and bases on balls he adds to that and he sets it up for Arenado pirates tied it bouncing ball to Cruz and on the second for the four. So a scoreless top half the first for the Bucco lefty Martin Perez the double header in Atlanta really forced the Cardinals to change their pitching plans. It's a spot start chance for Matthew Libertor and he's coming off as a starter his second best assignment as a major league pitcher. He was so good out last time against the Braves at six innings and struck out eight pirates want to jump on the lefty Libertor early here. See if Andrew McCutchen can get things going and a big swing and a miss filthy cutter ties up McCutchen. There's a good start one out and here's Nick Gonzalez. He's been batting cleanup in the first two games this one toward center Dylan Parson gallops over he's got that two out free pass and now Cruz and the first pitch popped up and at second Brendan Donovan is there he's got it and Libby through the first inning on just 16 pitches scoreless through one Paul Goldschmidt deleted off against Martin Perez one ball two strikes and Goldschmidt down the first game for Martin Perez Dylan Carlson his next base is empty and two men out the three to pitch is taken low a couple of two out walks for Perez Hudson make him pay for that new bar is looking for his second hit of the series he bats with a man aboard in the second on the ground that's going to sneak up the middle for a base hit Carlson around second he'll go first to third and Pedro Pajas will have a chance with runners at the corners and two outs taking off and now throwing down late and they've got an interesting situation Gonzalez has to watch that man at third and now what a job by Nick Gonzalez home man Carlson out number three Nick Gonzalez and Joey Barrett played this perfectly Nick Gonzalez coming and getting the baseball in front of the bag getting rid of the baseball get that lead runner and that's a beautiful way to end an inning pirates come to bat in the bottom of the second and he just got hit with a two strike pitch big curveball from Libertador that's the second pirates base runner of the game Joshua Palacios is next Palacios in the center field and perfectly placed first and second with no one out one out now Roddy Tulles line drive base hit in the right center field for Roddy Tulles huge hit for the big man and it's one nothing huge Roddy Tulles delivers to on a run in on Tulles his hit one out one nothing pirates in the second three oh ball for Libertador walked him that fills him up and it's McCutchen again in a bases loaded situation another three to pitch to McCutchen and that walk will make it two to nothing. But sometimes you have to simplify things don't work the corners trust that defense behind you Connor Joe the eighth batter to come to the plate in the air to left center field that's going to be. Oh no it's off his glove. Carlson a diving attempt. It's a two run double for Connor Joe and a four nothing lead look like Carlson had it till he hit the ground for nothing. Bucks Dylan Carlson out there in center field was covering some serious ground and fortunate break there for it to bounce out of his glove a free base runner Goldschmidt is coming up one on one out Goldie rolls one back to the Pérez to second one quick turn and it's in time it's a double play and if he clipped it there clearly he's safe. But that's the question. Did he touch the bag maybe the shoe was a quarter size too small that foot right at the front of the base. The ball on the field is over turn runners say St. Louis will retain that keeps the inning alive for the Cardinals. Let's see if Donovan can pop on here and cut the lead in half runs it to Nick Gonzalez. So it ends with a zero on the board for the Cardinals for nothing. Bucks number forty four Roddy Tala stepping up to the plate. Oh a high fly ball of it's fair. It is a towering home run. They get rowdy here into the Allegheny. She goes number nine for Talaz five nothing Bucks. He clears the deck. Yeah. Reynolds says wait a minute that's my spot and Roddy knew it right away. I think in his mind the only question is it going to stay fair and it stayed fair by a plenty four hundred forty seven feet. The Pirates leading five to nothing two outs. Here is Pahez and a shot to left field that's down for a base hit. So Pahez an eleven game hitting streak. Mason win 0 for two today. Long pause and pitch hammer toward short and through for a base hit wins first hit of the series and all of a sudden things getting interesting for the Cardinals two on two outs and Alec Burless in your batting Cardinals now trying to do some damage. And a four pitch walk loads the bases five bases on balls for Perez the most he's issued in a game. We'll now watch him face Wilson Contreras with two outs bounces it to Hayes on the second for the force. And that's five scoreless for Martin Perez Goldschmidt a strikeout in the first play ground ball driven toward right pretty well hit Joe going back up against that wall leaping try can't get it the ball will ricochet back toward the infield and Goldschmidt is going to stop it second he's now two hits away from two thousand that's a one out double so a chance to spoil the shutout bid here Donovan 0 for two roller it's a one out Gonzalez up with it cleanly and on the first for the second out Goldschmidt moves to third with two gone and here is Dylan Carlson. There's O'Neal Cruz and that's another zero for Martin Perez six scoreless for Martin Perez five nothing pirates and a Rolda's Chapman trying to get the last three outs face the lefty Lars Neubauer to begin his day ball outside Lars Neubauer takes a walk to lead off the ninth inning facing Chapman. Here is Pahez the Cardinals probably kicking himself with all these baseball balls. There's a four six three double play. That's a beautiful thing. Pitcher's best friend right here. Burleson who is over three with a walk today. Chopped Gonzalez to Talaz Reyes the Jolly Roger the Buccos are on a roll. They take this series. They have won ten of thirteen and they're two over five hundred heading to Phoenix.