Cardinals rookie Nathan Church delivered one of the more memorable plays of the young MLB season Wednesday, making a leaping catch at the left-field wall on the game's final play to rob the Pirates of a walk-off two-run homer and seal a 5-4 St. Louis win.
The catch came at the most dramatic possible moment, preserving the Cardinals' one-run lead and ending the game before Pittsburgh could complete a comeback. Church, still establishing himself at the major league level, saved the victory with a play that required both timing and nerve at the warning track.
St. Louis wins 5-4, with Church's glove work standing as the defining moment of the night.
