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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6–2 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 82-80
at St. Louis Cardinals 2 77-85

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 6 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
  • W: Braxton Ashcraft (3-2)
  • L: Dustin May (3-5)

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Brandon Lowe (13), Henry Davis (3)
  • St. Louis Cardinals: Iván Herrera (6)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–1
Top 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Jake Mangum grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Konnor Griffin scores. Marcell Ozuna out at 2nd. Jake Mangum to 1st. 2–1
Top 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Marcell Ozuna singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores. 4–1
Top 7th Pittsburgh Pirates Henry Davis homers (3) on a line drive to left field. 5–1
Top 7th Pittsburgh Pirates Bryan Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. 6–1
Bottom 8th St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. 6–2

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Oneil Cruz CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .257
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .256
Bryan Reynolds LF 5 0 0 1 0 3 .244
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277
Konnor Griffin SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 .278
Marcell Ozuna DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 .187
Jake Mangum RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259
Jared Triolo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259
Henry Davis C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .143
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 9
Pitcher
Braxton Ashcraft (W, 3-2) 7.0 4 1 1 2 9 1 98 2.89
Wilber Dotel 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 30 2.35
Mason Montgomery 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.79

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .239
Iván Herrera DH 4 2 2 1 0 2 .262
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .290
Jordan Walker RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .295
Nolan Gorman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .228
Masyn Winn SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 .245
José Fermín LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218
Pedro Pagés C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .219
Victor Scott II CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Yohel Pozo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 11
Pitcher
Dustin May (L, 3-5) 5.1 6 4 4 2 7 1 91 5.00
Gordon Graceffo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.69
Justin Bruihl 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 16 5.24
Matt Svanson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 9.12
Matt Pushard 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.23

Game info

Weather
67 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
8 mph, L To R
First pitch
12:15 PM
Time of game
2:32
Attendance
27,705
Umpires
Home Plate: James Hoye, First Base: Tyler Jones, Second Base: D.J. Reyburn, Third Base: John Libka

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 Final (10) Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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