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Church robs Pirates of would-be walk-off, saves Cardinals win - ESPN

ESPN.com·Jorge Castillo·about 1 month ago
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Nathan Church's fantastic HR robbery secures win for Cardinals (0:36) Nathan Church scales the wall to take away a Pirates home run and secure the win for the Cardinals. (0:36) Associated Press Apr 29, 2026, 11:44 PM ET PITTSBURGH -- Nathan Church is making a habit of stealing home runs. The rookie left fielder's latest saved the game for the St. Louis Cardinals . Church ended a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall Wednesday night. Just four days earlier, Church took a potential tying homer away from Seattle's Mitch Garver in the sixth inning. The 25-year-old also had his first career two-homer game in that 11-9 loss to the Mariners. On Opening Day, Church made a dazzling catch at the top of the wall against Tampa Bay's Ryan Vilade . A homer then also would have tied the game.…

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