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 .…