Willson Contreras hit a go-ahead home run in a four-run sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Monday night for their third straight victory.

The Cardinals (32-15, 13-11 ACC) started last week on a positive note, taking down Eastern Kentucky in the midweek then ...

Hononegah's Tyler Statler was a 14th-round draft pick of St. Louis Cardinals and threw 98 mph. He now coaches kids at age 23 for Junior Rivets.

Pittsburgh Pirates (12-24, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (17-19, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (3-3, 2.74 ERA, ...