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.
Recap · May 21
Lowe homers, Griffin extends hitting streak and Pirates beat Cardinals 6-2
Brandon Lowe homered, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday.
What it means
- Season series: PIT wins series 2-1.
- Pirates 13-11 on the road; Cardinals 13-13 at home.
Latest headlines
Recap · Sep 27
Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4
Recap · Sep 27
Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2
Preview · Sep 27
Tigers try to sweep series against the Pirates
Preview · Sep 27
Cardinals look to break skid in game against the Brewers
ESPN · Sep 26
Pirates' Kirby Yates retires after 12 MLB seasons, 1st start
Recap · Sep 26
Turang's go-ahead homer lifts Brewers over Cardinals 3-2 for 102nd win
Recap · Sep 26
Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3
Preview · Sep 26
Brewers bring 1-0 series advantage over Cardinals into game 2
Injuries and inactives
Pirates3rd in NL Cent- Day-To-DayOneil Cruz CFKnee, Bruise, left
- 15-Day-ILBraxton Ashcraft SPArm, Soreness, right
- 10-Day-ILEsmerlyn Valdez RFHamstring, Strain, left
- 15-Day-ILIsaac Mattson RPHip, Inflammation
- 60-Day-ILMitch Keller SPShoulder, Strain, right
Cardinals4th in NL Cent- OutMasyn Winn SSThumb, Soreness, left
- Day-To-DayRichard Fitts SPLat, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILBlaze Jordan 3BAnkle, Sprain, left
- 10-Day-ILEverson Pereira RFHand, Bruise, left
- 10-Day-ILJoshua Baez LFOblique, Strain, left
Probable starters
Pirates3rd in NL Cent
Braxton Ashcraft SP
Probable starter · 14-6, 3.65 ERA, 173 K, 1.09 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Oneil CruzCF
- 2Brandon Lowe2B
- 3Bryan ReynoldsLF
- 4Spencer Horwitz1B
- 5Konnor GriffinSS
- 6Marcell OzunaDH
- 7Jake MangumRF
- 8Jared Triolo3B
- 9Henry DavisC
Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Dustin May SP
Probable starter · 7-9, 4.70 ERA, 144 K, 1.32 WHIP
Lineup
- 1JJ Wetherholt2B
- 2Ivan HerreraDH
- 3Alec Burleson1B
- 4Jordan WalkerRF
- 5Nolan Gorman3B
- 6Masyn WinnSS
- 7Jose FerminLF
- 8Pedro PagesC
- 9Victor Scott IICF
The series
PIT wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Pirates 7, Cardinals 0 (May 20)
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Game info
- Venue
- Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 27,705
- Officials
- James Hoye (Home Plate Umpire), Tyler Jones (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), John Libka (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
