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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBAugust 27, 2025Busch Stadium

PiratesPittsburghPITWon59-75

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTL65-69
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
PIT000002000230
STL010000000141

W Bubba ChandlerL Sonny GraySV Dennis Santana

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Jared Triolo grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Spencer Horwitz grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds grounds out, second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 1st

  1.  Lars Nootbaar lines out to shortstop Jared Triolo.
  2.  Iván Herrera walks.
  3.  Alec Burleson grounds into a double play, second baseman Nick Gonzales to shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson out at 1st.

Top 2nd

  1.  Tommy Pham pops out to second baseman Thomas Saggese.
  2.  Nick Gonzales pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras in foul territory.
  3.  Andrew McCutchen flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Willson Contreras grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to left fielder Tommy Pham.
  4.  Thomas Saggese walks. Masyn Winn to 2nd.
  5.  Pedro Pagés singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Masyn Winn scores. Thomas Saggese out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Bryan Reynolds to first baseman Spencer Horwitz to third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa.STL 64%

Top 3rd

  1.  Oneil Cruz grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Henry Davis strikes out swinging.
  3.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alec Burleson.
  4.  Jared Triolo walks. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 2nd.
  5.  Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Nathan Church strikes out swinging.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar walks.
  3.  Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd.STL 75%
  4.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.STL 69%
  5.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.

Top 4th

  1.  Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.
  2.  Tommy Pham grounds out, second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Nolan Gorman flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  Masyn Winn grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  3.  Thomas Saggese lines out to left fielder Tommy Pham.

Top 5th

  1.  Andrew McCutchen pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.
  3.  Henry Davis flies out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

Bot 5th

  1.  Pedro Pagés singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  Nathan Church grounds into a force out, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Nick Gonzales. Pedro Pagés out at 2nd. Nathan Church to 1st.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar walks. Nathan Church to 2nd.
  4.  Iván Herrera lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  5.  Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Top 6th

  1.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubles (20) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church.STL 56%
  2.  Jared Triolo walks.STL 51%
  3.  Spencer Horwitz reaches on a throwing error by first baseman Willson Contreras. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.PIT 61%
  4.  Bryan Reynolds grounds into a force out, first baseman Willson Contreras to catcher Pedro Pagés. Isiah Kiner-Falefa out at home. Jared Triolo to 3rd. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd. Bryan Reynolds to 1st.PIT 50%
  5.  Tommy Pham singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Jared Triolo scores. Spencer Horwitz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.PIT 71%
  6.  Nick Gonzales lines out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.PIT 65%
  7.  Andrew McCutchen walks. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. Tommy Pham to 2nd.
  8.  Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.PIT 60%

Bot 6th

  1.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Masyn Winn hit by pitch.
  4.  Thomas Saggese grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 7th

  1.  Henry Davis strikes out swinging.
  2.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa lines out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Jared Triolo called out on strikes.

Bot 7th

  1.  Pedro Pagés flies out to second baseman Nick Gonzales.
  2.  Nathan Church strikes out swinging.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Top 8th

  1.  Spencer Horwitz grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds walks.
  3.  Tommy Pham grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras. Bryan Reynolds out at 2nd. Tommy Pham out at 1st.PIT 64%

Bot 8th

  1.  Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  2.  Alec Burleson pops out to shortstop Jared Triolo.
  3.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Nick Gonzales grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Andrew McCutchen called out on strikes.
  3.  Oneil Cruz walks.
  4.  Henry Davis called out on strikes.

Bot 9th

  1.  Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder Tommy Pham.PIT 75%
  2.  Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.PIT 81%
  3.  Thomas Saggese walks.
  4.  Pedro Pagés grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Bot 2nd

  1.  PIT 0, STL 1Pedro Pagés singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Masyn Winn scores. Thomas Saggese out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Bryan Reynolds to first baseman Spencer Horwitz to third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa.STL 64%

Top 6th

  1.  PIT 2, STL 1Tommy Pham singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Jared Triolo scores. Spencer Horwitz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.PIT 71%

Win probability

Top 6th · Biggest swing #1 · PIT 2–1 STL

Tommy Pham singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Jared Triolo scores. Spencer Horwitz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.

See it in the scoring summary
PIT 71%PIT +20 pts

Game leaders

PiratesPittsburgh

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Jared Triolo SS2100021.220
Spencer Horwitz 1B4100000.257
Bryan Reynolds RF3000011.246
Tommy Pham LF4012000.264
Nick Gonzales 2B4000001.275
Andrew McCutchen DH3000011.239
Oneil Cruz CF3000012.203
Henry Davis C4000003.174
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 3B3020000.270
Totals30232059

2B: Kiner-Falefa.RBI: Pham 2.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Carmen Mlodzinski3.031134463.86
Bubba Chandler W4.010013530.00
Isaac Mattson1.00000182.00
Dennis Santana S1.000011132.37

Video

3:14Pirates vs. Cardinals HighlightsMLB video
1:08Bubba Chandler's scoreless outing in relief1:02Sonny Gray strikes out seven 0:16Pedro Pagés' RBI single0:20Lars Nootbaar's smooth sliding catch
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