The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on May 21, 2026 at Busch Stadium. A crowd of 27,705 witnessed the Pittsburgh Pirates secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Inning-by-Inning Scoring
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Umpires
James Hoye (Home Plate Umpire), Tyler Jones (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), John Libka (Third Base Umpire)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|
| STL | Nathan Church | LF | Day-To-Day | Lower Body – Soreness | 2026-05-22 |
| STL | Ixan Henderson | SP | Day-To-Day | Elbow – Strain | 2026-05-29 |
| STL | Lars Nootbaar | LF | 60-Day-IL | Heel – Surgery | 2026-06-01 |
| STL | Victor Santos | RP | Day-To-Day | Undisclosed – Not Specified | 2026-06-01 |
| STL | Zack Thompson | RP | Day-To-Day | Shoulder – Surgery | 2026-06-01 |
| PIT | Chris Devenski | RP | 15-Day-IL | Illness – Not Specified | 2026-05-25 |
| PIT | Jared Jones | SP | 60-Day-IL | Elbow – Surgery | 2026-05-28 |
| PIT | Joey Bart | C | 10-Day-IL | Foot – Infection | 2026-05-29 |
| PIT | Oddanier Mosqueda | RP | Day-To-Day | Forearm – Inflammation | 2026-06-01 |
| PIT | Mike Clevinger | RP | Day-To-Day | Knee – Sprain | 2026-06-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team | R | H | E | HR | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| PIT | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | .278 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| STL | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | .235 | .278 | .353 | .631 |
Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Statistics
| # | Player | POS | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|
| 1 | Oneil Cruz | CF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 | .324 | .455 |
| 2 | Brandon Lowe | 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .348 | .558 |
| 3 | Bryan Reynolds | LF | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .372 | .378 |
| 4 | Spencer Horwitz | 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .384 | .431 |
| 5 | Konnor Griffin | SS | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .331 | .407 |
| 6 | Marcell Ozuna | DH | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .280 | .310 |
| 7 | Jake Mangum | RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .330 | .282 |
| 8 | Jared Triolo | 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .306 | .293 |
| 9 | Henry Davis | C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .265 |
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Statistics
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 98-68 | 2.89 |
| Wilber Dotel | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-20 | 2.35 |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.79 |
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Statistics
| # | Player | POS | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt | 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .357 | .413 |
| 2 | Ivan Herrera | DH | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .386 | .426 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson | 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | .359 | .468 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .366 | .563 |
| 5 | Nolan Gorman | 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 | .313 | .367 |
| 6 | Masyn Winn | SS | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .245 | .328 | .340 |
| 7 | Jose Fermin | LF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .302 | .327 |
| 8 | Pedro Pages | C | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .265 | .362 |
| 9 | Victor Scott II | CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .240 | .261 |
| 9 | Yohel Pozo | PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .286 |
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Statistics
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|
| Dustin May | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 91-62 | 5.00 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1.69 |
| Justin Bruihl | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-11 | 5.24 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 9.12 |
| Matt Pushard | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 6.23 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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