Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

D. May(3-5)win: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

B. Ashcraft(3-2)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- One of the best ways to ease the burden on a beleaguered bullpen is to get just a little bit more out of the starting rotation. Braxton Ashcraft is well on his way to holding up his end of that bargain, backing a steady Pittsburgh offense to...

Scoring Summary

PITSTL

1Brandon Lowe homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 10
3Ivan Herrera homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 11
4Jake Mangum grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Konnor Griffin scores. Marcell Ozuna out at 2nd. Jake Mangum to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 21
6Marcell Ozuna singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Jose Fermin. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores. [2 runs] 41
7Henry Davis homers (3) on a line drive to left field. [1 run] 51
7Bryan Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 61
8Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. [1 run] 62

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Oneil CruzCF	1	5	1	0	3	0	0	1	.257
2Brandon Lowe2B	2	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	.256
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	0	5	0	1	3	0	0	3	.244
4Spencer Horwitz1B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.277
5Konnor GriffinSS	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	.278
6Marcell OzunaDH	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.187
7Jake MangumRF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.259
8Jared Triolo3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.259
9Henry DavisC	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.143

TOTAL	10	36	6	6	9	2	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Braxton AshcraftRHP	7.0	4	1	1	9	2	1	98	2.89
Wilber DotelRHP	1.0	3	1	1	2	0	0	30	2.35
Mason MontgomeryLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.79


TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	11	2	1	136	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.239
2Ivan HerreraDH	2	4	2	1	2	0	1	0	.262
3Alec Burleson1B	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.290
4Jordan WalkerRF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.295
5Nolan Gorman3B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.228
6Masyn WinnSS	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	.245
7Jose FerminLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.218
8Pedro PagesC	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.219
9Victor Scott IICF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.185
Yohel PozoPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
TOTAL	8	34	2	2	11	2	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dustin MayRHP	5.1	6	4	4	7	2	1	91	5.00
Gordon GraceffoRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.69
Justin BruihlLHP	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	16	5.24
Matt SvansonRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	9.12
Matt PushardRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	6.23
TOTAL	9.0	10	6	6	9	2	2	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITSTL

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Brandon Lowe homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
POP OUT — Spencer Horwitz pops out to third baseman Nolan Gorman in foul territory. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera called out on strikes. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson called out on strikes. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

PIT

STL

6Runs2

10Hits8

0Errors0

.278Batting Avg.235

36At Bats34

4Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts11

6Left on Base7

18Total Bases12

Game Details

Thursday, May 21, 2026 · 1:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 27,705 (60.9%)

weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: PIT -120

over/under: 7