St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Apr 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

D. Santanawin: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Fernandezsave: St Louis Cardinals logo

G. Soriano

Game Recap

PITTSBURGH -- JJ Wetherholt has been to PNC Park plenty of times, but he’d never had a night like Monday. The Cardinals’ rookie second baseman hit a game-tying homer during a four-run ninth inning as the Redbirds rallied for a 4-2 victory in the opener of a four-game series. St....

Scoring Summary

STLPIT

1
Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Brandon Lowe scores. [1 run]
01
2
Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Nick Gonzales scores. [1 run]
02
9
Pedro Pages homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
12
9
JJ Wetherholt homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
22
9
Jose Fermin doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Victor Scott II scores. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. [2 runs]
42

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.238
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.232
Victor Scott IIPR-CF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.191
3Alec Burleson1B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.275
5Nolan Gorman3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
Jose FerminPH-LF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.276
George SorianoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Masyn WinnSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.253
7Nathan ChurchCF-LF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.254
8Thomas SaggeseLF-3B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.170
Ramon Urias3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180
9Pedro PagesC	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.255
TOTAL	6	32	4	4	7	2	2	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dustin MayRHP	6.0	7	2	2	2	2	0	95	5.28
Ryan FernandezRHP	2.0	0	0	0	4	0	0	23	1.59
George SorianoRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	4.38





TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	7	2	0	139	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Spencer Horwitz1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.257
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
2Brandon Lowe2B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.240
3Bryan ReynoldsLF-RF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.233
4Ryan O'HearnRF-1B	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.316
5Marcell OzunaDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.161
6Nick Gonzales3B	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.323
7Konnor GriffinSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.213
8Jake MangumCF-LF	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.274
9Henry DavisC	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.169



TOTAL	8	32	2	2	7	2	0	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mason MontgomeryLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.65
Justin LawrenceRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5.14
Wilber DotelRHP	4.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	44	1.35
Evan SiskLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	2.00
Isaac MattsonRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.13
Gregory SotoLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.84
Dennis SantanaRHP	0.2	4	4	4	0	2	2	27	3.29
Cam SandersRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	12.00
TOTAL	8.3	6	4	4	7	2	2	129	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLPIT

TOP 1
POP OUT — JJ Wetherholt pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. [1 out]
00
WALK — Brandon Lowe walks.
00
GROUNDOUT — Bryan Reynolds grounds out, pitcher Dustin May to first baseman Alec Burleson. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Brandon Lowe scores. [1 run]
01
POP OUT — Marcell Ozuna pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

STL

PIT

4Runs2

6Hits8

0Errors0

.188Batting Avg.250

32At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts7

3Left on Base5

13Total Bases9

Game Details

Monday, April 27, 2026 · 6:40 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 9,787 (25.3%)

weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: PIT -118

over/under: 8