Thursday, April 30, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
17-13 · W3
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
16-15 · L4
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 at PNC Park. Gordon Graceffo earned the win; Paul Skenes took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
JJ Wetherholt homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.
Jordan Walker homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Iván Herrera scores.
Nolan Gorman singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Alec Burleson scores.
Spencer Horwitz walks. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd. Nick Gonzales to 2nd.
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores.
Bryan Reynolds doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz scores.
Brandon Lowe homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.
Nathan Church doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Nolan Gorman scores. Masyn Winn scores.
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Nathan Church scores. Victor Scott II scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
Jordan Walker singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
Brandon Lowe doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Oneil Cruz scores. Throwing error by right fielder Jordan Walker.
Key Performers
Jordan Walker
STL
2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
JJ Wetherholt
STL
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Brandon Lowe
PIT
2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Alec Burleson
STL
3-5, 3 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Church LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Victor Scott II CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Pedro Pagés C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Yorke PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Jake Mangum LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Pitching
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbins | 4.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 79-41 | 6.23 |
| Bruihl | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 5.63 |
| Graceffo (W, 2-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-16 | 1.04 |
| Romero, J (H, 8) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21-13 | 4.20 |
| Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-10 | 8.31 |
| Svanson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 10.26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skenes (L, 4-2) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 102-68 | 3.18 |
| Ramírez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-13 | 1.83 |
| Montgomery, M | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-5 | 3.38 |
| Mattson | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31-17 | 3.78 |
| Devenski | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19-15 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 12 |