Pirates Pitchers Near Perfect Game, Hold Slim Lead

0:00On April 28th, four Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers teamed up for a near-perfect game against the St. Louis Cardinals last night. They blanked the cards hit list through six and two-thirds innings until Allard Burleson's two-out infield single in the seventh ended the bid. Mason Montgomery opened with one inning, Justin Lawrence followed with one more, and Wilbur D'Otel dominated the next four. Evan Sisk took the mound for two-thirds of an inning before Burleson grounded one that third baseman Nick Gonzalez backhanded but couldn't turn into. And out. Burleson beat the throw to first on that play, firing up the crowd anyway. The Pirates held a slim two-to-one lead after eight innings, building on their hot pitching streak. This comes hot on the heels of Paul Schienes, carrying a perfect game into the seventh last Friday at Milwaukee. The staff's depth is shining through. Pirates arms stay locked in, setting the stage for another tight finish in the series. That's the story for today. MLB News Today, driven by AI.

1:00I'm Corey with the story.