The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates continued their hot play, topping the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 to advance in the National League winner’s bracket. Lou Brock led off the game with a double, and Vinegar Bend Mizell walked Julián Javier and Curt Flood, but a sacrifice fly and two groundouts limited the damage to just one run. It would be the only run the Cardinals would manage, as Mizell allowed just 4 more hits in his complete-game victory. Ray Washburn exited in the 2nd inning with a calf injury, and Dick Hughes gave up a single and a walk with 2 outs before Bill Virdon launched a grand slam to give the Pirates a 5-1 lead. Pittsburgh would add 3 more runs against St. Louis relief to continue their tournament domination. The Cardinals will have a few days to regroup before trying to make it out of the Elimination Bracket.