Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals, April 8, 2025
April 8, 2025, 6:40 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025St. Louis CardinalsPittsburgh Pirates
.693
OPS.655
148
HR117
689
Runs583
4.29
ERA3.76
1.32
WHIP1.22
1209
Strikeouts by pitchers1314
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Victor Scott II and Brendan Donovan led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Scott IILF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael SianiCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Bryan Reynolds led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack SuwinskiLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander CanarioPH/RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enmanuel Valdez1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey BartPH/C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamRF/LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Endy RodríguezC/1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Sonny Gray went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 1 ER); Paul Skenes went 6.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (7 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Sonny Gray | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Steven Matz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Leahy | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| JoJo Romero | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Paul Skenes | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Chase Shugart | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Mayza | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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