Thursday, August 26th, 2021 6:05PM CST
On Thursday night, August 26, 2021, the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame the St. Louis Cardinals with an 11-7 victory. The Pirates rallied strongly, highlighted by an eight-run surge in the seventh inning. Gregory Polanco delivered a significant two-run double during that explosive seventh, providing the runs that ultimately decided the contest and transforming the crowd's sentiment from boos into cheers.
Date: Thursday, August 26th, 2021
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 8,618
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
STL |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Polanco 2 (12, Mikolas, Cabrera); Chavis (5, Mikolas); Hayes (16, Miller)
Home Runs: Moran (7, 3rd inning off Mikolas 1 on, 2 Out); Tsutsugo (4, 7th inning off Cabrera 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Polanco 2 (36), Moran 2 (32), Difo 2 (18), Newman (28), Reynolds 2 (77), Tsutsugo 2 (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moran 2
Ground Into Double Play: Difo
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-14 (Perez 0-1, Polanco 1-1, Moran 2-2, Difo 1-2, Keller 0-1, Chavis 1-1, Newman 0-2, Reynolds 1-3, Tsutsugo 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Difo 1; Keller 1; Newman 1; Reynolds 1

Hit By Pitch: Sosa (by Keller)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stratton 3/3; Keller 12/25; Kuhl 3/4; Bednar 3/3; K. Keller 0/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stratton-3-3-4-0; Keller-14-3-15-19; Kuhl-3-1-1-4; Bednar-1-2-2-2; K. Keller-1-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keller 5-8; Kuhl 0-3; Bednar 1-1; K. Keller 0-2
Game Scores: M Keller 27

Double Plays: 1 (Newman-Chavis-Moran)

Doubles: Edman (33, Keller)
Home Runs: Arenado (26, 1st inning off Keller 1 on, 2 Out); Sosa (4, 3rd inning off Keller 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Goldschmidt (74), Arenado 2 (84), Sosa 2 (13), Edman 2 (38)
2-out Runs Batted In: Goldschmidt, Arenado 2, Sosa 2, Edman 2
Sacrifice Hit: Mikolas
Ground Into Double Play: Arenado
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-3 (Goldschmidt 1-1, Bader 0-1, Edman 1-1)

Pitcher Notes: Miller pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. ; Cabrera pitched to 6 batters in the 7th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Miller 4/5; Mikolas 14/22; McFarland 1/1; Ponce de Leon 2/5; Fernández 3/4; Cabrera 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Miller-5-1-3-2; Mikolas-10-6-19-17; McFarland-0-0-1-1; Ponce de Leon-3-0-4-4; Fernández-1-4-1-3; Cabrera-1-1-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Miller 0-1; Mikolas 4-6; McFarland 1-0; Ponce de Leon 2-1; Fernández 0-2
Game Scores: M Mikolas 37

Double Plays: 1 (Sosa-Edman-Goldschmidt)
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