St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Monday, May 5th, 2025 6:45PM CST

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals

STL

Home

6
vs.
Final

Pirates

PIT

Away

3
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to three games with a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday evening, a win sparked by Willson Contreras hitting a go-ahead home run in a decisive four-run sixth inning rally.

Game Details

Date: Monday, May 5th, 2025

Time: 6:45PM CST

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 22,369

Line Score

Innings:123456789
St. Louis CardinalsSTL 00200400-
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT 200100000

Game Stats


St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: Barrero (1, Shugart); Donovan (10, Wentz); Pagés (7, Wentz)

Home Runs: Contreras (5, 6th inning off Shugart 1 on, 1 Out); Barrero (1, 3rd inning off Mlodzinski 0 on, 0 Out); Burleson (2, 3rd inning off Mlodzinski 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Contreras 2 (19), Barrero 3 (3), Burleson (9)

Ground Into Double Play: Gorman

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Arenado 0-1, Contreras 0-1, Barrero 1-2, Nootbaar 0-2, Scott II 1-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Arenado 1; Barrero 2


St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Cardinals Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Cruz (by Mikolas)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Mikolas 11/21; Maton 4/4; Helsley 5/5; Leahy 2/5; Graceffo 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Mikolas-17-7-10-16; Maton-4-2-1-3; Helsley-5-3-3-3; Leahy-3-4-0-2; Graceffo-4-0-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Mikolas 5-7; Maton 2-0; Helsley 1-0; Leahy 1-2; Graceffo 2-1

Game Scores: M Mikolas 45


St. Louis Cardinals Fielding

Cardinals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Barrero-Gorman-Contreras)

Errors: Barrero (2, throw)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Valdez (4, Maton)

Home Runs: Reynolds (5, 1st inning off Mikolas 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Frazier (10), Reynolds 2 (19)

Ground Into Double Play: Triolo

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Frazier 1-1, Hayes 0-2, Reynolds 0-2, Cruz 1-2, Triolo 0-1, Gorski 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cruz 1; Gorski 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Shugart pitched to 6 batters in the 6th.

Hit By Pitch: Pagés (by Mlodzinski)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Borucki 3/3; Wentz 7/9; Ferguson 1/1; Mlodzinski 10/18; Shugart 6/6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Borucki-2-2-2-2; Wentz-6-4-10-5; Ferguson-0-0-0-1; Mlodzinski-13-8-17-13; Shugart-4-1-1-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Borucki 1-1; Wentz 1-2; Ferguson 0-1; Mlodzinski 3-8

Game Scores: C Mlodzinski 50


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Valdez-Triolo-Frazier , Cruz-Bart)

Assists: Cruz (Scott II at Home)

Passed Balls: Bart


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Cruz (1, 2nd base by Mikolas/Pagés)


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