Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Pirates 6-2
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Pirates outscored the Cardinals 2-0 in the 6th inning. Brandon Lowe went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Pirates. Ivan Herrera went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cardinals.
Win probability
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Play by play
- Bot 9th
Grounded into double play
Pozo grounded into double play, third to second to first, Pagés out at second.
Y. Pozo · 0-1
- Bot 9thSTL
Pozo hit for Scott II
- Bot 9th
Pagés singled to center
Pagés singled to center.
P. Pages · 2-4
- Bot 9th
Fermín grounded out to first
Fermín grounded out to first.
J. Fermin · 1-4
- Bot 9th
Montgomery relieved Dotel
- Bottom of the 9th inning
- Top 9th
Struck out looking
Reynolds struck out looking.
B. Reynolds · 0-5, 1 RBI
- Top 9th
Grounded out to second
Lowe grounded out to second.
B. Lowe · 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Top 9th
Flied out to center
Cruz flied out to center.
O. Cruz · 1-5
- Top 9th
Pushard relieved Svanson
- Top of the 9th inning
- Bot 8th
Struck out looking
Winn struck out looking.
M. Winn · 0-2
- Bot 8th
Struck out swinging
Gorman struck out swinging.
N. Gorman · 0-4
- RUN SCORESBot 8th
Singled to left, Herrera scored
J. Walker · 1-4, 1 RBI
Walker singled to left, Herrera scored, Burleson to second.
PIT 6 - 2 STL - Bot 8th
Singled to right
Burleson singled to right, Herrera to third.
A. Burleson · 2-4
- Bot 8th
Singled to left
Herrera singled to left.
I. Herrera · 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Bot 8th
Flied out to left
Wetherholt flied out to left.
J. Wetherholt · 0-4
- Bot 8th
Dotel relieved Ashcraft
- Bottom of the 8th inning
- Top 8th
Struck out swinging
Davis struck out swinging.
H. Davis · 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Top 8th
Singled to center
Triolo singled to center.
J. Triolo · 1-4
- Top 8th
Grounded out to third
Mangum grounded out to third.
J. Mangum · 1-4, 1 RBI
- Top 8th
Grounded out to shortstop
Ozuna grounded out to shortstop.
M. Ozuna · 2-4, 2 RBI
- Top of the 8th inning
- Bot 7th
Lined out to right
Scott II lined out to right.
V. Scott II · 0-3
