Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

26-24, 13-11 Away

Final

28-21, 13-13 Home


PIT
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	6	10	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0

B. Ashcraft3-2

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 2 BB

D. May3-5

5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 95
  2
  Ball
  Sweeper 84
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Cutter 92
  4
  Strike Looking
  Sweeper 86
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Griffin stole second.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- D. May pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Bruihl pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- M. Svanson pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- M. Svanson pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- M. Pushard pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- M. Montgomery pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Pozo hit for Scott II
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	95
2 Ball	Sweeper	84
3 Strike Swinging	Cutter	92
4 Strike Looking	Sweeper	86

Pirates
6
Cardinals
9

Game 1

20/5

Pirates
7
Cardinals
0

Game 2

21/5

Pirates
6
Cardinals
2

Game 3

22/5

Busch Stadium

3:15 AM, 22 May 2026

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 27,705

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - Tyler Jones
Second Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Third Base Umpire - John Libka

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	55	33	.625	-	W1
Chicago	50	40	.556	6	W1
St. Louis	47	40	.540	7.5	L1
Pittsburgh	46	45	.505	10.5	W2
Cincinnati	41	48	.461	14.5	W1

Phillies ace Cristopher Sanchez roughed up in loss to Royals

Philadelphia ace Cristopher Sanchez allowed a career-worst nine earned runs in just 3 1/3 innings in the Phillies' surprising 15-1 loss to Kansas City on Monday afternoon, telling reporters that the Royals "made me pay, and you just have to keep going."

Royals slug 4 homers, tag Phillies ace Sánchez for career-worst 9 earned runs in 15-1 victory

— Salvador Perez, Luke Maile, Lane Thomas and Tyler Tolbert homered and the Kansas City Royals tagged Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez for a career-worst nine earned runs in a 15-1 win over Philadelphia on Monday.

Sources: MLB draft prospect Brody Bumila has UCL injury

Fireballing Massachusetts prep left-hander Brody Bumila shared an MRI with MLB teams on Monday that revealed damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, sources told ESPN.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

B. Ashcraft3-2

D. May3-5

Game Information

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Phillies ace Cristopher Sanchez roughed up in loss to Royals

Royals slug 4 homers, tag Phillies ace Sánchez for career-worst 9 earned runs in 15-1 victory

Sources: MLB draft prospect Brody Bumila has UCL injury