Cardinals 6-3 Pirates (May 5, 2025) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

17-19, 13-6 home


PIT
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	-	6	11	1

PiratesTop 1st
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  3
  Strike Looking
  Curve 75
  4
  Ball
  Sinker 89
  5
  Single
  Sinker 91
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Arenado to second on passed ball by Bart.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Cruz caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- R. Borucki pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- R. Borucki pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- C. Shugart pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- C. Ferguson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsBottom 7th
- J. Wentz pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- P. Maton pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- J. Wentz pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- R. Helsley pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Gorski hit for Triolo
  3
  6
- Cruz to second on fielder's indifference.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
3 Strike Looking	Curve	75
4 Ball	Sinker	89
5 Single	Sinker	91

0:23

Alec Burleson's 435-footer ties the game for the Cardinals

0:23

Jose Barrero's first HR of the season gets Cards on the board

0:27

Reynolds starts the scoring with 2-run moon shot

0:28

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Cardinals
4
Pirates
8

Game 1

4/7

Cardinals
5
Pirates
3

Game 2

4/8

Cardinals
1
Pirates
2

Game 3

4/9

Pirates
3
Cardinals
6

Game 4

5/5

Pirates
Cardinals

Game 5

5/6

Pirates
Cardinals

Game 6

5/7

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 7

6/30

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 8

7/1

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 9

7/2

Pirates
Cardinals

Game 10

8/25

Pirates
Cardinals

Game 11

8/26

Pirates
Cardinals

Game 12

8/27

Pirates
Cardinals

Game 13

8/28

Busch Stadium

7:45 PM, May 5, 2025

St. Louis, Missouri

Line: STL -125

Over/Under: 8.5

Attendance: 22,369

Game Time:2:42

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Second Base Umpire - Ben May
Third Base Umpire - Malachi Moore

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	22	14	.611	-	W1
Milwaukee	18	18	.500	4	W2
Cincinnati	18	18	.500	4	L3
St. Louis	17	19	.472	5	W3
Pittsburgh	12	24	.333	10	L5

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Alec Burleson's 435-footer ties the game for the Cardinals

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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