St. Louis CardinalsCardinals17-13
5FinalApr 29, 2026
Pittsburgh PiratesPirates16-15
4StreamMLB.TVCardinals.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
STL+114
PIT−137
Run line
STL +1.5−199
PIT −1.5+163
Total O/U
Over 8.5−110
Under 8.5−110
- Run line: Cardinals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (9 runs).
Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Apr 29, 2026 to move to 17-13.
The Cardinals have won 3 straight.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
W: Pallante (3-2) · L: Chandler (1-3) · S: O'Brien (3-1)
Scoring plays
Top 3
- STLDoubleWetherholt doubled to left, Urías scored.1-0
Top 5
- STLHome runBurleson homered to left center (411 feet), Herrera scored.3-0
Bottom 5
- PITHome runHorwitz homered to center (397 feet).3-1
Top 7
- STLSingleHerrera reached on infield single to shortstop, Scott II scored.4-1
- STLSingleWalker singled to left, Herrera scored, Walker to second.5-1
Bottom 7
- PITSingleYorke singled to center, Bart scored and Griffin scored, Cruz to third.5-3
Bottom 8
- PITFielder's choiceCruz grounded into fielder's choice to second, Gonzales scored, Mangum out at second, Cook to third.5-4
Team stats
STLPIT
- Hits
- 6
- 9
- Home Runs
- 1
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 5
- 4
- Walks
- 6
- 4
- Strikeouts
- 11
- 9
- Runners Left On Base
- 17
- 26
- Errors
- 2
- 0
Player stats
Cardinals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .248 | .370 | .451 |
| Ivan Herrera C | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .248 | .420 | .429 |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .263 | .346 | .439 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .279 | .352 | .532 |
| Nolan Gorman DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .214 | .286 | .357 |
| Masyn Winn SS | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .255 | .343 | .362 |
| Nathan Church LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .238 | .276 | .438 |
| Ramon Urias 3B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .170 | .286 | .340 |
| Victor Scott II CF | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .184 | .241 | .237 |
Cardinals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Pallante P | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 91-58 | 3.73 | 91 |
| Ryne Stanek P | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 9.00 | 22 |
| JoJo Romero P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-8 | 3.77 | 17 |
| George Soriano P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-18 | 4.05 | 29 |
| Riley O'Brien P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 1.17 | 11 |
Pirates · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz CF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .256 | .318 | .521 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .245 | .336 | .520 |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .224 | .312 | .313 |
| Bryan Reynolds RF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .236 | .380 | .355 |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .317 | .402 | .500 |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .162 | .224 | .242 |
| Nick Gonzales 2B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .324 | .361 | .373 |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .259 | .367 | .395 |
| Billy Cook LF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .230 | .292 | .345 |
| Joey Bart C | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .195 | .244 | .293 |
| Jake Mangum PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .269 | .319 | .299 |
| Henry Davis C | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .257 | .210 |
Pirates · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Chandler P | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 85-53 | 4.97 | 85 |
| Evan Sisk P | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-13 | 2.61 | 27 |
| Chris Devenski P | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 13.50 | 14 |
| Dennis Santana P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.07 | 9 |
| Yohan Ramirez P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-13 | 1.93 | 16 |
Game info
VenuePNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance9,297
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Laz Diaz · First Base Umpire: Brian O'Nora · Second Base Umpire: Chris Segal · Third Base Umpire: Erich Bacchus
Last and next games
Cardinals
Pirates
- Last game: L 7-11 vs STLTue Apr 28
- Next game: L 5-10 vs STLThu Apr 30
- L 2-4 vs STLMon Apr 27
- L 0-5 at MILSun Apr 26
- W 6-3 at MILSat Apr 25
Head to head
- STL 4, PIT 2Mon Apr 27
- STL 11, PIT 7Tue Apr 28
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