St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, August 20, 2021
August 20, 2021, 8:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Pittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals
.673
OPS.725
124
HR198
609
Runs706
5.08
ERA3.98
1.44
WHIP1.30
1312
Strikeouts by pitchers1225
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben GamelLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory PolancoRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodolfo Castro2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Duane Underwood Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David BednarP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris StrattonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoy ParkSS/2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch KellerP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Lars Nootbaar led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars NootbaarRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harrison BaderCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miles MikolasP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin DeanPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew MillerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt CarpenterPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Ponce de LeonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmundo SosaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Mitch Keller went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (6 SO, 0 ER); Miles Mikolas went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (5 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Mitch Keller | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Miles Mikolas | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Andrew Miller | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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