Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Final Score

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Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

6–2

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Average

PITSTL

Batting

4.94

R/G

4.52

0.252

AVG

0.240

0.335

OBP

0.321

0.389

SLG

0.389

0.724

OPS

0.711

1.02

HR/G

1.15

8.80

H/G

8.06

Pitching

3.89

ERA

4.21

1.23

WHIP

1.39

8.75

K/9

7.24

3.51

BB/9

3.73

3.94

RA/G

4.23

0.225

OPP AVG

0.256

434

349

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (STL)	Total	PIT ML	STL ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	7	-120	-101
FFanDuel	+1.5	7	-122	+104
BBetMGM	+1.5	7	-120	+100
CCaesars	+1.5	7	-125	+105
BBetOnline	+1.5	7	-115	+104
BBetRivers	+1.5	7	-132	+106
BBetus	+1.5	7	-115	+105
BBovada	+1.5	7	-118	-102
FFanatics	+1.5	7	-120	+100
LLowVig	+1.5	7	-115	+104
MMyBookie	+1.5	7	-116	-101

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Stadium

May 21, 2026

5:15 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

PIT

Starters

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
PIT	6th	16th
STL	11th	18th

Matchup

PITSTL

25-24Record28-20
51.0%Win %58.3%
13-13Home record13-12
12-11Road record15-8
4-6Last 105-5
1Streak-1
+22Run diff-1
10-8Division6-2
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	6
STL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2

Team Stats

PITStatSTL

6Runs2
10Hits8
0Errors0
2Home runs1
6RBI2
1Stolen bases0
9K (bat)11
11K (pit)9
2BB (pit)2

Player Stats

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Oneil CruzCF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	0	0	0	1	0
Jake MangumLF	4	0	1	0	1	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	1	1	1
Jared Triolo3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marcell OzunaDH	4	0	2	0	2	0
Konnor GriffinSS	4	2	1	0	0	0
Henry DavisC	3	1	1	1	1	0
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	1	1	0	0	1

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Braxton AshcraftSP	7.0	4	1	1	2	9
Wilber DotelRP	1.0	3	1	1	0	2
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jose FerminLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pedro PagesC	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraDH	4	2	2	1	1	0
Nolan Gorman3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	2	0	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	1	0	1	0
Victor Scott IICF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	2	0	0	0	0	2
Yohel PozoC	1	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Dustin MaySP	5.1	6	4	4	2	7
Matt SvansonRP	1.1	1	0	0	0	1
Matt PushardRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Justin BruihlRP	0.2	3	2	2	0	0
Gordon GraceffoRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

83 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Cruz struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Lowe homered to left (342 feet).
1-0
Top
Reynolds struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Horwitz fouled out to third.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wetherholt struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Herrera struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Burleson struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Griffin grounded out to first.
1-0
Top
Ozuna grounded out to second.
1-0
Top
Mangum struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Gorman fouled out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Winn walked.
1-0
Bottom
Fermín singled to left, Winn to second.
1-0
Bottom
Pagés grounded out to first.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Triolo flied out to right.
1-0
Top
Davis hit by pitch.
1-0
Top
Cruz struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Lowe walked, Davis to second.
1-0
Top
Reynolds grounded out to pitcher.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Scott II flied out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Wetherholt struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Herrera homered to left center (408 feet).
1-1
Bottom
Burleson doubled to left.
1-1
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Horwitz singled to center.
1-1
Top
Griffin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Horwitz out at second.
1-1
Top
Griffin stole second.
1-1
Top
Ozuna singled to right, Griffin to third.
1-1
Top
Mangum grounded into fielder's choice to second, Griffin scored, Ozuna out at second.
2-1
Top
Triolo struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Gorman struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Braxton Ashcraft challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Masyn Winn walks.
2-1
Bottom
Fermín grounded out to pitcher, Winn to second.
2-1
Bottom
Pagés grounded out to shortstop.
2-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Davis popped out to first.
2-1
Top
Cruz struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Lowe grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Scott II flied out to left.
2-1
Bottom
Wetherholt popped out to third.
2-1
Bottom
Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Iván Herrera called out on strikes.
2-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Pedro Pagés challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.
2-1
Top
Horwitz walked.
2-1
Top
Griffin doubled to right, Horwitz to third.
2-1
Top
Ozuna singled to left, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored.
4-1
Top
Mangum singled to left, Ozuna to second.
4-1
Top
Graceffo relieved May
4-1
Top
Triolo grounded into double play, third to first, Ozuna out at third.
4-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Burleson struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Walker fouled out to first.
4-1
Bottom
Gorman struck out looking.
4-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Bruihl relieved Graceffo
4-1
Top
Davis homered to left (375 feet).
5-1
Top
Cruz doubled to right.
5-1
Top
Lowe singled to left, Cruz to third.
5-1
Top
Reynolds grounded out to shortstop, Cruz scored, Lowe to second.
6-1
Top
Horwitz flied out to left.
6-1
Top
Svanson relieved Bruihl
6-1
Top
Griffin grounded out to third.
6-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Winn grounded out to second.
6-1
Bottom
Fermín popped out to shortstop.
6-1
Bottom
Pagés singled to center.
6-1
Bottom
Scott II lined out to right.
6-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Ozuna grounded out to shortstop.
6-1
Top
Mangum grounded out to third.
6-1
Top
Triolo singled to center.
6-1
Top
Davis struck out swinging.
6-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Dotel relieved Ashcraft
6-1
Bottom
Wetherholt flied out to left.
6-1
Bottom
Herrera singled to left.
6-1
Bottom
Burleson singled to right, Herrera to third.
6-1
Bottom
Walker singled to left, Herrera scored, Burleson to second.
6-2
Bottom
Gorman struck out swinging.
6-2
Bottom
Winn struck out looking.
6-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pushard relieved Svanson
6-2
Top
Cruz flied out to center.
6-2
Top
Lowe grounded out to second.
6-2
Top
Reynolds struck out looking.
6-2

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Montgomery relieved Dotel
6-2
Bottom
Fermín grounded out to first.
6-2
Bottom
Pagés singled to center.
6-2
Bottom
Pozo hit for Scott II
6-2
Bottom
Pozo grounded into double play, third to second to first, Pagés out at second.
6-2

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in this MLB game at Busch Stadium on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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