Pirates 5, Cardinals 1 taken at PNC Park (FINAL)

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Gregory Polanco lasers a double in the second inning Thursday night at PNC Park.

Looking ahead to first pitch ...

What: Pirates (14-34) vs. Cardinals (22-23)
When: 7:05 p.m.
Where: PNC Park
Pitchers: LHP Steven Brault (0-3, 5.06) vs. RHP Dakota Hudson (3-2, 2.92)
TV: AT&T SportsNet, MLB Network (out of market), Fox Sports Missouri
Radio: 93.7 The Fan
Satellite: SiriusXM 216, online 861
Boxscore: MLB.com
Media notes: Pirates | Cardinals

THE SETUP

Hey, it's still baseball season! No, for real!

Look, one final homestand will no doubt bring a few more losses, a few more surrendered at-bats, maybe a few more fielding blunders to boot, but that won't dissuade me from popping up in the press box today. Media gates open at 3:30 p.m., and Derek Shelton should speak with the media shortly after that.

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