Frazier, Bell help rally Pirates past Cardinals 9-4

PIRATES 9, CARDINALS 4

PITTSBURGH — Adam Frazier capped Pittsburgh’s six-run seventh inning with a two-run triple, and the Pirates rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night.

Last-place Pittsburgh scored each of its runs in the seventh with two outs. Josh Bell hit a two-run single off Andrew Miller. After run-scoring hits by pinch hitter Melky Cabrera and José Osuna, Frazier made it 7-4 when he tripled high off the 21-foot wall in right field.

The NL Central-leading Cardinals had won six of eight. Miller (4-5), the second of three relievers in the seventh, got just one out and was charged with three runs and three hits.

Tommy Edman went deep twice for St. Louis in the rookie’s first career multihomer game. Miles Mikolas struck out seven while pitching five innings of one-run ball.

Pittsburgh won for the sixth time in eight games.

Felipe Vázquez got four outs for his 25th save in 28 opportunities. He struck out Edman with runners on second and third to end the eighth inning.

Starling Marté tacked on a two-run single in the bottom half, breaking it open for the Pirates.

Cardinals relievers were tagged for eight runs in three innings. Their 3.64 ERA coming in the game was the second-best mark in the major leagues.

Wei-Chung Wang (3-0) got the last two outs of the seventh for his second win in three days.

Fill-in starter Alex McRae allowed two runs and three hits in five innings for Pittsburgh. He replaced Joe Musgrove, who was scratched because of right foot discomfort.

AP/GENE J. PUSKAR St. Louis Cardinals’ Tommy Edman follows through on a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Richard Rodriguez during the seventh inning Friday.