Tuesday, April 28, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
15-13 · W1
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
16-13 · L2
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 at PNC Park. Kyle Leahy earned the win; Braxton Ashcraft took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
Nolan Gorman homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores.
Alec Burleson hits a ground-rule double (7) on a fly ball to left-center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
Jordan Walker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.
Nolan Gorman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alec Burleson scores.
Oneil Cruz homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.
Ryan O'Hearn homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores.
Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.
Nolan Gorman grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Hunter Barco. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 2nd.
Masyn Winn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Jordan Walker scores.
Alec Burleson doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores.
Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Oneil Cruz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.
Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores.
Konnor Griffin homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.
Key Performers
Ryan O'Hearn
PIT
2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Nolan Gorman
STL
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Oneil Cruz
PIT
2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Konnor Griffin
PIT
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Church LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Scott II CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Pedro Pagés C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Yorke 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jake Mangum LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Gonzales 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marcell Ozuna PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
Pitching
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy (W, 3-3) | 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 82-54 | 5.52 |
| Graceffo (H, 2) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-11 | 1.13 |
| Bruihl | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25-15 | 5.87 |
| Svanson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18-11 | 10.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcraft, B (L, 1-2) | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 87-58 | 3.71 |
| Barco | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 84-52 | 7.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 |