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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBMay 7, 2025Busch Stadium

PiratesPittsburghPIT12-26

Pirates 0, Cardinals 5

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon19-19
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
PIT000000000040
STL00201002–5111

W Sonny GrayL Mitch Keller

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Andrew McCutchen grounds out sharply, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 1st

  1.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.STL 60%
  2.  Masyn Winn grounds into a double play, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez. Lars Nootbaar out at 2nd. Masyn Winn out at 1st.STL 51%
  3.  Brendan Donovan lines out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Top 2nd

  1.  Joey Bart flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Enmanuel Valdez called out on strikes.
  3.  Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  4.  Adam Frazier pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Willson Contreras flies out to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  2.  Alec Burleson pops out to shortstop Liover Peguero.
  3.  Nolan Gorman walks.
  4.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Tommy Pham grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Liover Peguero pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.
  2.  Victor Scott II walks.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Victor Scott II scores. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.STL 71%
  4.  Masyn Winn doubles (5) on a pop up to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez. Lars Nootbaar scores.STL 80%
  5.  Brendan Donovan pops out to second baseman Adam Frazier.
  6.  Willson Contreras walks.
  7.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.

Top 4th

  1.  Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.
  2.  Andrew McCutchen reaches on catcher interference by Pedro Pagés. Andrew McCutchen to 1st.
  3.  Joey Bart walks. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd.
  4.  Enmanuel Valdez pops out to third baseman Nolan Gorman on the infield fly rule.STL 76%
  5.  Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes.

Bot 4th

  1.  Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  2.  Jordan Walker grounds into a double play, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd. Jordan Walker out at 1st.STL 78%
  3.  Pedro Pagés flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Top 5th

  1.  Adam Frazier flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Tommy Pham strikes out swinging.
  3.  Liover Peguero strikes out swinging.

Bot 5th

  1.  Victor Scott II singles on a line drive to left fielder Tommy Pham.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar flies out to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  3.  Masyn Winn doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Victor Scott II scores.STL 91%
  4.  Brendan Donovan flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  5.  Willson Contreras strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 6th

  1.  Oneil Cruz pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Andrew McCutchen singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
  4.  Joey Bart lines out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II.

Bot 6th

  1.  Alec Burleson grounds out sharply, second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jordan Walker called out on strikes.

Top 7th

  1.  Enmanuel Valdez grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Sonny Gray.
  2.  Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging.
  3.  Adam Frazier grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 7th

  1.  Pedro Pagés singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  Victor Scott II grounds into a double play, first baseman Enmanuel Valdez to shortstop Liover Peguero. Pedro Pagés out at 2nd. Victor Scott II out at 1st.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar hits a ground-rule double (8) on a fly ball to left field.
  4.  Masyn Winn pops out to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez.

Top 8th

  1.  Tommy Pham singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Liover Peguero flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Tommy Pham to 3rd.STL 86%
  4.  Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.STL 93%
  5.  Andrew McCutchen grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 8th

  1.  Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez.
  2.  Willson Contreras called out on strikes.
  3.  Luken Baker doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Brendan Donovan to 3rd.
  4.  Nolan Gorman strikes out on a foul tip.
  5.  Jordan Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Brendan Donovan scores. Luken Baker scores.
  6.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Joey Bart strikes out swinging.
  2.  Enmanuel Valdez flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 3rd

  1.  PIT 0, STL 1Lars Nootbaar singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Victor Scott II scores. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.STL 71%
  2.  PIT 0, STL 2Masyn Winn doubles (5) on a pop up to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez. Lars Nootbaar scores.STL 80%

Bot 5th

  1.  PIT 0, STL 3Masyn Winn doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Victor Scott II scores.STL 91%

Bot 8th

  1.  PIT 0, STL 5Jordan Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Brendan Donovan scores. Luken Baker scores.

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · PIT 0–1 STL

Lars Nootbaar singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Victor Scott II scores. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 71%STL +14 pts

Game leaders

PiratesPittsburgh

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Oneil Cruz CF4010002.246
Bryan Reynolds RF4000002.219
Andrew McCutchen DH3010000.257
Joey Bart C3000011.264
Enmanuel Valdez 1B4000001.209
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B4010002.254
Adam Frazier 2B3000000.229
Tommy Pham LF3010001.183
Liover Peguero SS3000001.167
Totals310400110
PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Mitch Keller L6.073336944.40
Ryan Borucki1.010000103.07
Caleb Ferguson0.222202134.50
Colin Holderman0.11000178.18

Video

3:11Pirates vs. Cardinals HighlightsMLB video
1:22Sonny Gray's dominant scoreless start0:18Masyn Winn's RBI double0:56Mitch Keller K's across six-plus frames0:21Jordan Walker's two-run single
All 13 clips

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