Pirates closer Mark Melancon was playing with fire in the ninth inning against the Cardinals Saturday, but worked out of trouble to secure a 4-3 win.
Melancon allowed the leadoff runner to reach base, and had two runners on with two out at one point, but he struck out the final better he faced to close out the game. Melancon struck out two batters in route to his fourth save of the season, while lowering his ERA to 1.50.