Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

26-24, 13-11 Away

Final

28-21, 13-13 Home


PIT
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	6	10	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0

B. Ashcraft3-2

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 2 BB

D. May3-5

5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 95
  2
  Ball
  Sweeper 84
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Cutter 92
  4
  Strike Looking
  Sweeper 86
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Griffin stole second.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Bruihl pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- M. Svanson pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- M. Svanson pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- M. Pushard pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- M. Montgomery pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Pozo hit for Scott II
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	95
2 Ball	Sweeper	84
3 Strike Swinging	Cutter	92
4 Strike Looking	Sweeper	86

Pirates avoid the sweep and beat the Cardinals 6-2

1:18

Henry Davis hits a solo homer for the Pirates

0:37

Ivan Herrera hits a 408-foot homer for the Cardinals

0:43

Pirates
6
Cardinals
9

Game 1

5/19

Pirates
7
Cardinals
0

Game 2

5/20

Pirates
6
Cardinals
2

Game 3

5/21

Busch Stadium

1:15 PM, May 21, 2026Coverage: ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 27,705

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - Tyler Jones
Second Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Third Base Umpire - John Libka

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	29	18	.617	-	W3
Chicago	29	21	.580	1.5	L5
St. Louis	28	21	.571	2	L2
Pittsburgh	26	24	.520	4.5	W2
Cincinnati	26	24	.520	4.5	W2

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