Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals, April 28, 2026

CardinalsSTL
11-7
Final
PiratesPIT

April 28, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | PNC Park

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

2-3

Last 5
L 2-3
vs SEA
L 9-11
vs SEA
L 2-3
vs SEA
W 4-2
@ PIT
W 11-7
@ PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-3

Last 5
W 6-0
@ MIL
W 6-3
@ MIL
L 0-5
@ MIL
L 2-4
vs STL
L 7-11
vs STL

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy
Recorded starter

Pittsburgh Pirates

Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Apr 28, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
St. Louis Cardinals16-13.552#3#33.0
Pittsburgh Pirates16-14.533#5#63.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
St. Louis CardinalsPittsburgh Pirates
.691
OPS
.734
167
HR
186
720
Runs
767
4.26
ERA
4.14
1.36
WHIP
1.30
1278
Strikeouts by pitchers
1496

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Nathan Church headshot
Nathan Church

6 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

JJ Wetherholt headshot
JJ Wetherholt

7 H, 3 HR, 3 RBI

Pedro Pagés headshot
Pedro Pagés

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Michael McGreevy headshot
Michael McGreevy

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Gordon Graceffo headshot
Gordon Graceffo

4.1 IP, 2 SO, 2.08 ERA

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.00 ERA

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Konnor Griffin headshot
Konnor Griffin

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Ryan O'Hearn headshot
Ryan O'Hearn

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Nick Gonzales headshot
Nick Gonzales

10 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Mason Montgomery headshot
Mason Montgomery

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Wilber Dotel headshot
Wilber Dotel

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Ryan O'Hearn headshot
Ryan O'Hearn
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Nolan Gorman headshot
Nolan Gorman
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7: STL 12 hits, PIT 13 hits; STL 0 errors, PIT 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
St. Louis Cardinals01203032011120
Pittsburgh Pirates0000030317132

Box Score

Batting

3 players led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ Wetherholt2B3310100
Iván HerreraDH2310300
Alec Burleson1B4223120
Jordan WalkerRF4123010
Nolan Gorman3B4113011
Masyn WinnSS5021020
Nathan ChurchLF5010000
Pedro PagésC5010020
Victor Scott IICF5111021
Totals371112115102

5 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Oneil CruzCF5221021
Brandon Lowe2B3010010
Nick YorkePH/3B1000010
Bryan ReynoldsDH3220110
Ryan O'HearnRF4223011
Nick Gonzales3B/2B4022000
Spencer Horwitz1B4010000
Konnor GriffinSS4121011
Jake MangumLF4010010
Henry DavisC3000020
Marcell OzunaPH1000010
Totals3671371113

Pitching

Kyle Leahy went 5.1 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (7 SO, 3 ER); Hunter Barco went 4.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (3 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Leahy5.1933072
Gordon Graceffo1.2000000
Justin Bruihl1.0332110
Matt Svanson1.0111031
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braxton Ashcraft4.1666372
Hunter Barco4.2655230
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Home Run Nolan Gorman homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. STL 1, PIT 0

  • T3

    Home Run Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. STL 2, PIT 0

  • T3

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T5

    Double Alec Burleson hits a ground-rule double (7) on a fly ball to left-center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. STL 4, PIT 0

  • T5

    Sac Fly Jordan Walker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. STL 5, PIT 0

  • T5

    Sac Fly Nolan Gorman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alec Burleson scores. STL 6, PIT 0

  • B6

    Home Run Oneil Cruz homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. STL 6, PIT 1

  • B6

    Home Run Ryan O'Hearn homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. STL 6, PIT 3

  • T7

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. STL 7, PIT 3

  • T7

    Groundout Nolan Gorman grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Hunter Barco. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 2nd. STL 8, PIT 3

  • T7

    Single Masyn Winn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Jordan Walker scores. STL 9, PIT 3

  • T8

    Double Alec Burleson doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. STL 11, PIT 3

  • B8

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Oneil Cruz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. STL 11, PIT 4

  • B8

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores. STL 11, PIT 6

  • B9

    Home Run Konnor Griffin homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. STL 11, PIT 7

Play-by-Play

All 82 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz strikes out on a foul tip. STL 11, PIT 7

  • B9

    Strikeout Marcell Ozuna called out on strikes. STL 11, PIT 7

  • B9

    Strikeout Jake Mangum strikes out swinging. STL 11, PIT 7

  • B9

    Home Run Konnor Griffin homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. STL 11, PIT 7

  • T9

    Strikeout Victor Scott II strikes out swinging. STL 11, PIT 6

  • T9

    Single Pedro Pagés singles on a pop up to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. STL 11, PIT 6

  • T9

    Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. STL 11, PIT 6

  • T9

    Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 11, PIT 6

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Spencer Horwitz grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Spencer Horwitz out at 1st. STL 11, PIT 6

  • B8

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores. STL 11, PIT 6

  • B8

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Oneil Cruz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. STL 11, PIT 4

  • B8

    Walk Bryan Reynolds walks. Oneil Cruz to 2nd. STL 11, PIT 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Nick Yorke called out on strikes. STL 11, PIT 3

  • B8

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. STL 11, PIT 3

  • T8

    Pop Out Nolan Gorman pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe. STL 11, PIT 3

  • T8

    Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. STL 11, PIT 3

  • T8

    Double Alec Burleson doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. STL 11, PIT 3

  • T8

    Double Iván Herrera doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. STL 9, PIT 3

  • T8

    Hit By Pitch Pirates challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: JJ Wetherholt hit by pitch. STL 9, PIT 3

  • T8

    Lineout Victor Scott II lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. STL 9, PIT 3

  • B7

    Groundout Henry Davis grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 9, PIT 3

  • B7

    Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 9, PIT 3

  • B7

    Groundout Konnor Griffin grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 9, PIT 3

  • T7

    Groundout Pedro Pagés grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. STL 9, PIT 3

  • T7

    Single Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Masyn Winn to 3rd. Nathan Church to 2nd. Nathan Church advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. STL 9, PIT 3

  • T7

    Single Masyn Winn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Jordan Walker scores. STL 9, PIT 3

  • T7

    Groundout Nolan Gorman grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Hunter Barco. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 2nd. STL 8, PIT 3

  • T7

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. STL 7, PIT 3

  • T7

    Walk Alec Burleson walks. Iván Herrera to 2nd. STL 6, PIT 3

  • T7

    Walk Iván Herrera walks. STL 6, PIT 3

  • T7

    Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. STL 6, PIT 3

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP Spencer Horwitz grounds into a double play, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Masyn Winn to pitcher Gordon Graceffo. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Spencer Horwitz out at 1st. STL 6, PIT 3

  • B6

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. STL 6, PIT 3

  • B6

    Home Run Ryan O'Hearn homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. STL 6, PIT 3

  • B6

    Single Bryan Reynolds singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 6, PIT 1

  • B6

    Lineout Brandon Lowe lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 6, PIT 1

  • B6

    Home Run Oneil Cruz homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. STL 6, PIT 1

  • T6

    Groundout Victor Scott II grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. STL 6, PIT 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. STL 6, PIT 0

  • T6

    Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. STL 6, PIT 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Henry Davis strikes out swinging. STL 6, PIT 0

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP Jake Mangum grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. Konnor Griffin out at 2nd. Jake Mangum out at 1st. STL 6, PIT 0

  • B5

    Single Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to pitcher Kyle Leahy. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd. STL 6, PIT 0

  • B5

    Single Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. STL 6, PIT 0

  • T5

    Lineout Masyn Winn lines out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. STL 6, PIT 0

  • T5

    Sac Fly Nolan Gorman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alec Burleson scores. STL 6, PIT 0

  • T5

    Sac Fly Jordan Walker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. STL 5, PIT 0

  • T5

    Double Alec Burleson hits a ground-rule double (7) on a fly ball to left-center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. STL 4, PIT 0

  • T5

    Walk Iván Herrera walks. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T5

    Walk JJ Wetherholt walks. STL 3, PIT 0

  • B4

    Lineout Nick Gonzales lines out to left fielder Nathan Church. STL 3, PIT 0

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Ryan O'Hearn grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Bryan Reynolds out at 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn out at 1st. STL 3, PIT 0

  • B4

    Single Bryan Reynolds singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Victor Scott II called out on strikes. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T4

    Groundout Pedro Pagés grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Nathan Church to 3rd. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T4

    Field Error Nathan Church reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Konnor Griffin. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 3, PIT 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Brandon Lowe called out on strikes. STL 3, PIT 0

  • B3

    Flyout Oneil Cruz flies out to left fielder Nathan Church. STL 3, PIT 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Henry Davis strikes out swinging. Jake Mangum steals (5) 2nd base. STL 3, PIT 0

  • B3

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T3

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 3, PIT 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 2, PIT 0

  • T3

    Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. STL 2, PIT 0

  • T3

    Double JJ Wetherholt doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. STL 2, PIT 0

  • T3

    Home Run Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. STL 2, PIT 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Konnor Griffin called out on strikes. STL 1, PIT 0

  • B2

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, PIT 0

  • B2

    Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. STL 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Nathan Church grounds into a double play, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. Nathan Church out at 1st. STL 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Single Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. STL 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Home Run Nolan Gorman homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. STL 1, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging. STL 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging, catcher Pedro Pagés to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Double Brandon Lowe doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. STL 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. STL 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Alec Burleson called out on strikes. STL 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Walk Iván Herrera walks. STL 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum. STL 0, PIT 0