StL 5, Pit 4

Thursday, May 21- Hal Smith singled home Ken Boyer in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie, and the blistering hot St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-4 victory at Busch Stadium.

It was the Cardinals' (21-15) 13th win in their past 18 games, moving them within 1.5 games of the first place San Francisco Giants.

The Pirates (16-20) have lost five in a row.

Bill Mazeroski's two-run double gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning, but it was short-lived as the Cardinals bounced back with two runs in their half of the inning, thanks to two Pirates errors.

The Pirates tied the game, 4-4, in the seventh inning when Dick Schofield, making a rare start, singled home Roman Mejias.

Hal Jeffcoat pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the year.

Marshall Bridges (3-0) pitched one inning of relief for the victory, while Pirates starter Harvey Haddix (2-2) took the loss, working all eight innings.