St. Louis Cardinals 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates 2: Final score, results, recap, box score, stats

St. Louis Cardinals

STL STL

77-82

1 1

Final

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT PIT

81-78

2 2

SN PT
69° F
PIT -162, U 6.5

Paul Skenes set an impossible bar. The Pirates ace is undaunted after not meeting it in 2026

The Pittsburgh Pirates ace doesn’t view 2026 as a failure.

Associated Press

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	2	7	0

Pitching Summary

L. Weaver

Win

1

W
0

L
0.1

IP
0

ER
1

K
0

BB

R. Stanek

Loss

0

W
1

L
1.0

IP
0

ER
0

K
2

BB

M. Montgomery

Save

1

SV
1.0

IP
0

ER
3

K
0

BB

Player Stats

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	LOB	AVG
J. Wetherholt 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.246
I. Herrera C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	.244
A. Burleson 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.279
J. Walker RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.271
L. Bernal DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.282
B. Torres LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232
J. Fermín PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.253
T. Saggese 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.238
N. Church CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.251
M. Winn SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.233

Batting

2B - J Wetherholt (15) HR - A Burleson (24, 1st inning off P Skenes, 0 on, 2 out) RBI - A Burleson (113) 2-out RBI - A Burleson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Herrera, J Walker, T Saggese GIDP - J Wetherholt Team LOB - 6.

Fielding

E - I Herrera 2.

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC	WHIP	ERA
K. Leahy P	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	37	1.34	3.66
C. Hjerpe P	3.1	3	0	0	3	3	74	1.30	4.38
G. Graceffo P	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	4	1.08	2.73
B. Mautz P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	17	2.00	6.43
R. Stanek P	1.0	0	1	0	2	0	21	1.34	4.02

Pitching

WP - R Stanek Pitches-strikes - K Leahy 37-25, C Hjerpe 74-42, G Graceffo 4-4, B Mautz 17-13, R Stanek 21-10 Ground balls-fly balls - K Leahy 3-1, C Hjerpe 4-1, G Graceffo 0-0, B Mautz 0-1, R Stanek 1-2 Batters faced - K Leahy 9, C Hjerpe 16, G Graceffo 2, B Mautz 4, R Stanek 5.

Stat Leaders

Strikeouts

3 K

3.1 IP

0 ER

3 BB

C. Hjerpe

8 K

6.1 IP

1 ER

2 BB

P. Skenes
Total Hits

2 H

4 AB

0 R

0 SB

J. Wetherholt

2 H

4 AB

0 R

0 SB

K. Griffin
RBI

1 RBI

A. Burleson

1 RBI

B. Lowe
Home Runs

1 HR

A. Burleson

Plays

All Plays

Scoring Plays

R. Stanek
RHP

1.0

IP

21

PC

0

ER

0

K

0

H

S. Horwitz
1B

3

AB

.247

AVG

0

H

1

RBI

6

5

4

3

2

1

6

In Play

Fastball

98mph

5

Foul Ball

Fastball

97mph

4

Ball

Split-Finger

90mph

3

Ball

Split-Finger

89mph

2

Foul Ball

Fastball

97mph

1

Called Strike

Slider

86mph

6

5

4

3

2

1

6

In Play

Fastball

98mph

5

Foul Ball

Fastball

97mph

4

Ball

Split-Finger

90mph

3

Ball

Split-Finger

89mph

2

Foul Ball

Fastball

97mph

1

Called Strike

Slider

86mph
Brandon Lowe singled to left center, Oneil Cruz scored

STL
1

PIT
1
Alec Burleson homered (411 ft.) to deep right center

STL
1

PIT
0

Win Probability

PIT 100%

Final

STL 1

PIT 2

STL

100 50 100

PIT

Odds

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Spread Spread	Total Total	Money Line Money
St. Louis Cardinals STL	+1.5	U 6.5	+136
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	-1.5	O 6.5	-162

Game Details

SN PT
PNC Park
Game Duration: 2:39
Umpires: 3B-John Bacon. 2B-Ron Kulpa. HP-Scott Barry. 1B-Tom Hanahan.
Weather: 63 degrees. Partly Cloudy .Wind: 9 MPH, E.
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Paul Skenes set an impossible bar. The Pirates ace is undaunted after not meeting it in 2026

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