PITTSBURGH -- Pedro Alvarez mashed two home runs that travelled an
estimated 831 feet Friday night. George Brett Jersey . It was a series
of sprints by the burly Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman, however,
that ignited a 12-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Alvarez broke
open a close game in the sixth by beating out a potential double play,
followed it up with the fifth stolen base of his career then scored
with a deft slide around St. Louis catcher Yadier Molinas tag that
gave the Pirates the momentum they needed to pull away. "I thought the
stolen base was key," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He puts a lot of
focus on running the bases and hes arguably one of our best
baserunners when hes on." It certainly looked like it, as Alvarezs
outstretched left arm slid across the plate a split second before one
of the games best defensive catchers could nab him. The Cardinals
imploded from there as Shelby Miller (0-1) continued to struggle
against Pittsburgh. Miller fell to 0-5 with a 5.92 ERA against the
Pirates in his brief career after tying a career-high by allowing five
runs in 5 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 16-5 with a 2.34 ERA in his
33 other major league appearances. "Its not the park. Its not the
team. I just pitched poorly today," Miller said. "I guess it just
lines up that way where I dont pitch well when I face them." Travis
Ishikawa added his first major league home run in nearly two years for
Pittsburgh. Gerrit Cole (1-0) gave up two runs in seven innings in his
first start since losing the deciding Game 5 of the NL division series
to St. Louis last October. Six months removed from a taut NLDS that
pushed the eventual
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