St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Apr 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	0	1	2	0	3	0	3	2	0	11	12	0	7
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	7	13	2	3

loss:

B. Ashcraftwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

K. Leahy

Game Recap

PITTSBURGH -- After striking out a season-high seven batters through five scoreless innings in St. Louis' 11-7 win on Tuesday night at PNC Park, Cardinals starter Kyle Leahy looked ready for a test that he hadn’t yet faced across his first five starts of the season. The sixth inning. Though...

Scoring Summary

STLPIT

2
Nolan Gorman homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
3
Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
20
3
Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. [1 run]
30
5
Alec Burleson hits a ground-rule double (7) on a fly ball to left-center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera to 3rd. [1 run]
40
5
Jordan Walker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
50
5
Nolan Gorman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alec Burleson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
60
6
Oneil Cruz homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
61
6
Ryan O'Hearn homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. [2 runs]
63
7
Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run]
73
7
Nolan Gorman grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Hunter Barco. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
83
7
Masyn Winn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Jordan Walker scores. [1 run]
93
8
Alec Burleson doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera scores. [2 runs]
113
8
Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Oneil Cruz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. [1 run]
114
8
Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores. [2 runs]
116
9
Konnor Griffin homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
117

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	.241
2Ivan HerreraDH	1	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	.238
3Alec Burleson1B	2	4	2	3	2	1	0	2	.264
4Jordan WalkerRF	2	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	.283
5Nolan Gorman3B	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	3	.221
6Masyn WinnSS	2	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	.261
7Nathan ChurchLF	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
8Pedro PagesC	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	.250
9Victor Scott IICF	1	5	1	1	2	0	1	2	.192


TOTAL	12	37	11	11	10	5	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kyle LeahyRHP	5.1	9	3	3	7	0	2	82	5.52
Gordon GraceffoRHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1.13
Justin BruihlLHP	1.0	3	3	2	1	1	0	25	5.87
Matt SvansonRHP	1.0	1	1	1	3	0	1	18	10.34
TOTAL	9.0	13	7	6	11	1	3	136	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Oneil CruzCF	2	5	2	1	2	0	1	1	.265
2Brandon Lowe2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.242
Nick YorkePH-3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.215
3Bryan ReynoldsDH	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	1	.245
4Ryan O'HearnRF	2	4	2	3	1	0	1	2	.323
5Nick Gonzales3B-2B	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.330
6Spencer Horwitz1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.256
7Konnor GriffinSS	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.226
8Jake MangumLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.273
9Henry DavisC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.161
Marcell OzunaPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.160
TOTAL	13	36	7	7	11	1	3	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Braxton AshcraftRHP	4.1	6	6	6	7	3	2	87	3.71
Hunter BarcoLHP	4.2	6	5	5	3	2	0	84	7.71


TOTAL	9.0	12	11	11	10	5	2	171	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLPIT

TOP 1
FLYOUT — JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum. [1 out]
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WALK — Ivan Herrera walks.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Ivan Herrera steals (1) 2nd base.
00
STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson called out on strikes. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Oneil Cruz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Brandon Lowe doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
00
STRIKEOUT — Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging, catcher Pedro Pages to first baseman Alec Burleson. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

PIT

11Runs7

12Hits13

0Errors2

.324Batting Avg.361

37At Bats36

6Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs3

11Runs-Batted-In7

5Walks1

2Stolen Bases1

10Strikeouts11

7Left on Base3

22Total Bases23

Game Details

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · 6:40 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 8,758 (22.6%)

weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: PIT -161

over/under: 8.5