Michaels’ homer rallies Pirates

July 12, 2008 at 11:01p.m.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jason Michaels hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, the Pirates’ third big homer in three innings, and Pittsburgh rallied from six runs down in the eighth to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-11 Saturday night.

The Cardinals appeared to be cruising with a season-high 22 hits while taking leads of 9-3 in the seventh and 10-4 in the eighth, but Jason Bay hit his second two-run homer of the game in the eighth.

Game story appears in Sunday’s edition.