Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

26-24, 13-11 Away

Final

28-21, 13-13 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
O. CruzCF	1-5	1	0	0	.257
B. Lowe2B	2-4	1	1	1	.256
B. ReynoldsLF	0-5	0	0	1	.244
S. Horwitz1B	1-3	1	0	0	.277
K. GriffinSS	1-4	2	0	0	.278
M. OzunaDH	2-4	0	0	2	.187
J. MangumRF	1-4	0	0	1	.259
J. Triolo3B	1-4	0	0	0	.259
H. DavisC	1-3	1	1	1	.143

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Ashcraft	7.0	4	1	2	9	98-68	2.89
W. Dotel	1.0	3	1	0	2	30-21	2.35
M. Montgomery	1.0	1	0	0	0	8-7	3.79

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Busch Stadium

1:15 PM, May 21, 2026Coverage: ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

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

Lowe homers, Griffin extends hitting streak and Pirates beat Cardinals 6-2

— Brandon Lowe homered, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday.

May 21, 2026, 04:49 pm - AP


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

Scoring Summary

		PIT	STL
1st	Lowe homered to left (342 feet).	1	0
3rd	Herrera homered to left center (408 feet).	1	1
4th	Mangum grounded into fielder's choice to second, Griffin scored, Ozuna out at second.	2	1
6th	Ozuna singled to left, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored.	4	1
7th	Davis homered to left (375 feet).	5	1
7th	Reynolds grounded out to shortstop, Cruz scored, Lowe to second.	6	1
8th	Walker singled to left, Herrera scored, Burleson to second.	6	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(26-24)

(26-24, 13-11 Away)

(26-24)

Braxton Ashcraft

(9-4, 3.95)

-126

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

(28-21)

(28-21, 13-13 Home)

(28-21)

Dustin May

(5-7, 4.78)

u7.5

-105

Pirates
6
Cardinals
9

Game 1

5/19

Pirates
7
Cardinals
0

Game 2

5/20

Pirates
6
Cardinals
2

Game 3

5/21

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	64	38	.627	-	W1
Chicago	57	45	.559	7	L1
St. Louis	52	49	.515	11.5	W1
Pittsburgh	53	50	.515	11.5	L1
Cincinnati	47	54	.465	16.5	W2

Alvarez and Paredes hit back-to-back homers in Astros' 5-2 win over Marlins

— Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night, completing a three-game series sweep.

Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights

Montero and relievers combine on a 4-hitter, Lee hits a 3-run HR and the Tigers beat the Cubs 5-1

— Keider Montero and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Hao-Yu Lee hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Wednesday night.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

Lowe homers, Griffin extends hitting streak and Pirates beat Cardinals 6-2

B. Ashcraft3-2

D. May3-5

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