PIT 6, STL 7 | Aug 25, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Monday, August 25, 2025•Busch Stadium•71°F, Partly Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Riley O'Brien

LOSS

Dennis Santana

The Cardinals edged the Pirates 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Alec Burleson4-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Ronny Simon doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Liover Peguero scores.

Weather: 71°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:45 PM UTCT: 2:51Att: 17,675Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Derek Thomas

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94.8%B

8 missed calls

+1.0% STL

No run favor

Win Probability

STL WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	9	2
STL	0	1	0	0	5	0	0

Game 776589 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ronny SimonRF	5	1	2	1	0	2	.234/.299/.273	110.8	.268	.270
Nick Gonzales2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	.279/.321/.387	95.4	.227	.252
Bryan ReynoldsDH	5	1	2	2	0	3	.246/.305/.410	110.8	.764	.1483
Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.264/.302/.332	76.2	.056	.056
Tommy PhamLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.265/.340/.384	88.5	.160	.157
Jared TrioloSS	4	0	2	0	0	1	.218/.311/.351	92.4	.225	.211
Alexander CanarioCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208/.273/.315	-	-	-
Joey BartC	4	0	1	0	0	2	.245/.350/.315	77.6	.241	.221
Liover Peguero1B	3	1	0	0	0	0	.206/.275/.413	82.6	.196	.206
Bench
Spencer Horwitz1B	2	1	1	2	1	0	.258/.329/.398	106.3	.573	.931
Jack SuwinskiCF	1	1	0	0	2	0	.123/.286/.228
Totals	33	6	9	6	4	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Reynolds (3rd off McGreevy, 1 on, 1 out); Horwitz (3rd off McGreevy, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Simon; Reynolds; Triolo

TB:18

RBI:Horwitz 2; Simon; Reynolds 2; Gonzales

SB:Peguero

SF:Gonzales

GIDP:Peguero; Pham; McCutchen

Team LOB:6

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lars NootbaarLF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.236/.327/.382	96	.113

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Johan Oviedo	4.0	3	1	1	1	5	0	53-35	90.4	3.60
Andrew Heaney	0.2	5	5	5	0	1	0	31-24	86.2	5.39
Colin Holderman	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-12	91.5	8.24
Yohan Ramírez	2.0	1	0	0	0	5	0	36-28	90.9	5.56
Dennis SantanaL	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	5-4	91.6	2.41
Totals	8.2	11	7	7	1	11	1	144-103	-	-

WP:Ramírez

Inherited runners-scored:Holderman 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Oviedo 53-35; Heaney 31-24; Holderman 19-12; Ramírez 36-28; Santana 5-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Oviedo 0-7; Heaney 1-0; Holderman 4-0; Ramírez 1-1; Santana 0-2

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael McGreevy	6.0	6	4	4	2	7	2	92-57	88	4.43

Game Notes

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B6Replay review: Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Nathan Church grounds out, shortstop Liover Peguero to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

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T7Wild pitch by Kyle Leahy

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B7Wild pitch by Yohan Ramírez

Top 1 • PIT

1-0

Spencer Horwitz grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Ronny Simon scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.

EV: 82.6 mph111 ftLA: 8°

Bot 2 • STL

1-1

Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Tommy Pham. Nolan Gorman scores.

EV: 85.6 mph263 ftLA: 44°

Top 3 • PIT

4-1

Spencer Horwitz homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 106.3 mph💣 413 ftLA: 33°

3-1

Bryan Reynolds homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 110.8 mph💣 432 ftLA: 27°

Bot 5 • STL

4-2

Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jared Triolo. Nathan Church scores.

EV: 93.7 mph19 ftLA: -6°

4-4

Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jack Suwinski, deflected by second baseman Nick Gonzales. Masyn Winn scores. Alec Burleson scores.

EV: 96.1 mph58 ftLA: 2°

4-5

Nolan Gorman doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Willson Contreras scores.

EV: 106.9 mph312 ftLA: 15°

4-6

Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to left fielder Tommy Pham. Nolan Gorman scores.

EV: 102.7 mph219 ftLA: 13°

Top 7 • PIT

5-6

Nick Gonzales out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jack Suwinski scores. Joey Bart to 3rd.

EV: 95.4 mph318 ftLA: 34°

Top 9 • PIT

6-6

Ronny Simon doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Liover Peguero scores.

EV: 98.5 mph252 ftLA: 15°

Bot 9 • STL

6-7

Alec Burleson homers (16) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 107.7 mph💣 409 ftLA: 24°

Bench
Michael McGreevyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle LeahyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
JoJo RomeroP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Riley O'BrienP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-