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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBMay 5, 2025Busch Stadium

PiratesPittsburghPIT12-24

Pirates 3, Cardinals 6

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon17-19
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
PIT200100000370
STL00200400–6111

W Gordon GraceffoL Chase ShugartSV Ryan Helsley

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Oneil Cruz singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Miles Mikolas.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Oneil Cruz scores.PIT 71%
  3.  Andrew McCutchen pops out to shortstop José Barrero.
  4.  Joey Bart walks.
  5.  Enmanuel Valdez flies out to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  6.  Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 1st

  1.  Lars Nootbaar pops out to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes in foul territory.
  2.  Alec Burleson lines out to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  3.  Brendan Donovan flies out to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.

Top 2nd

  1.  Adam Frazier flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Tommy Pham strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jared Triolo grounds out, shortstop José Barrero to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Nolan Arenado singles on a line drive to left fielder Tommy Pham.PIT 64%
  2.  Willson Contreras flies out sharply to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  3.  Nolan Gorman flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  4.  Pedro Pagés hit by pitch.
  5.  Victor Scott II strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Oneil Cruz hit by pitch.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds flies out to left fielder Brendan Donovan.PIT 70%
  3.  Andrew McCutchen grounds out softly, pitcher Miles Mikolas to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 3rd

  1.  José Barrero homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.PIT 57%
  2.  Lars Nootbaar flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  3.  Alec Burleson homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.STL 53%
  4.  Brendan Donovan grounds out, first baseman Enmanuel Valdez to pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski.
  5.  Nolan Arenado pops out to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes in foul territory.

Top 4th

  1.  Joey Bart walks.PIT 55%
  2.  Enmanuel Valdez singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Joey Bart to 2nd.PIT 62%
  3.  Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to left fielder Brendan Donovan.PIT 55%
  4.  Adam Frazier singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Joey Bart scores. Enmanuel Valdez to 2nd.PIT 68%
  5.  Tommy Pham walks. Enmanuel Valdez to 3rd. Adam Frazier to 2nd.PIT 74%
  6.  Jared Triolo grounds into a double play, shortstop José Barrero to second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras. Tommy Pham out at 2nd. Jared Triolo out at 1st.PIT 58%

Bot 4th

  1.  Willson Contreras singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.PIT 52%
  2.  Nolan Gorman grounds into a double play, first baseman Enmanuel Valdez to shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Adam Frazier. Willson Contreras out at 2nd. Nolan Gorman out at 1st.PIT 63%
  3.  Pedro Pagés grounds out sharply, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez.

Top 5th

  1.  Oneil Cruz grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  3.  Andrew McCutchen lines out sharply to left fielder Brendan Donovan.

Bot 5th

  1.  Victor Scott II flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  José Barrero strikes out swinging.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar walks.
  4.  Alec Burleson lines out to shortstop Jared Triolo.

Top 6th

  1.  Joey Bart flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Enmanuel Valdez grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out sharply, shortstop José Barrero to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 6th

  1.  Brendan Donovan grounds out to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez.
  2.  Nolan Arenado walks.
  3.  Willson Contreras homers (5) on a line drive to left field. Nolan Arenado scores.STL 71%
  4.  Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds, deflected by second baseman Adam Frazier.
  5.  Pedro Pagés singles on a fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Nolan Gorman to 2nd.
  6.  Victor Scott II singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. Pedro Pagés to 2nd.STL 83%
  7.  José Barrero hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive down the left-field line. Nolan Gorman scores. Pedro Pagés scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd.STL 94%
  8.  Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Cardinals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Lars Nootbaar flies into a double play, center fielder Oneil Cruz to catcher Joey Bart. Victor Scott II out at home.

Top 7th

  1.  Adam Frazier flies out to left fielder Brendan Donovan in foul territory.
  2.  Tommy Pham reaches on a throwing error by shortstop José Barrero.
  3.  Jared Triolo walks. Tommy Pham to 2nd.
  4.  Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.
  5.  Bryan Reynolds lines out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II.

Bot 7th

  1.  Alec Burleson lines out to right fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  2.  Brendan Donovan doubles (10) on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham.
  3.  Nolan Arenado pops out to shortstop Jared Triolo.
  4.  Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Enmanuel Valdez.

Top 8th

  1.  Andrew McCutchen grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Joey Bart grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Enmanuel Valdez doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 8th

  1.  Nolan Gorman walks.
  2.  Pedro Pagés doubles (7) on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Jared Triolo, deflected by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Nolan Gorman to 3rd.
  3.  Victor Scott II strikes out swinging.
  4.  José Barrero strikes out swinging.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar called out on strikes.

Top 9th

  1.  Adam Frazier singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Tommy Pham grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras. Adam Frazier to 2nd.
  3.  Matt Gorski strikes out swinging.
  4.  Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Adam Frazier to 3rd.
  5.  Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.

Top 1st

  1.  PIT 2, STL 0Bryan Reynolds homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Oneil Cruz scores.PIT 71%

Bot 3rd

  1.  PIT 2, STL 1José Barrero homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.PIT 57%
  2.  PIT 2, STL 2Alec Burleson homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.STL 53%

Top 4th

  1.  PIT 3, STL 2Adam Frazier singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Joey Bart scores. Enmanuel Valdez to 2nd.PIT 68%

Bot 6th

  1.  PIT 3, STL 4Willson Contreras homers (5) on a line drive to left field. Nolan Arenado scores.STL 71%
  2.  PIT 3, STL 6José Barrero hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive down the left-field line. Nolan Gorman scores. Pedro Pagés scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd.STL 94%

Win probability

Bot 6th · Biggest swing #1 · PIT 3–4 STL

Willson Contreras homers (5) on a line drive to left field. Nolan Arenado scores.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 71%STL +30 pts

Game leaders

PiratesPittsburgh

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Oneil Cruz CF4120001.252
Bryan Reynolds RF5112101.231
Andrew McCutchen DH4000000.253
Joey Bart C2100020.276
Enmanuel Valdez 1B4020000.221
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B4000001.246
Adam Frazier 2B4021000.238
Tommy Pham LF3000011.178
Jared Triolo SS2000010.148
Matt Gorski PH1000001.250
Totals33373145

2B: Valdez.HR: Reynolds.RBI: Reynolds 2, Frazier.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Carmen Mlodzinski4.242202886.16
Ryan Borucki0.200010133.29
Chase Shugart L0.054410173.68
Caleb Ferguson0.20000013.52
Joey Wentz2.020013403.44

Video

3:17Pirates vs. Cardinals Highlights MLB video
1:42Curtain Call: Jose Barrero collects three RBIs in win0:25Alec Burleson's solo home run (2) 0:16Adam Frazier's RBI single 0:28Bryan Reynolds' two-run home run (5)
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