STL 11, PIT 7 | Apr 28, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 28, 2026•PNC Park•71°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Kyle Leahy

LOSS

Braxton Ashcraft

The Cardinals defeated the Pirates 11-7.

★Nolan Gorman3 RBI

★Jordan Walker3 RBI

★Alec Burleson3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Konnor Griffin homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 71°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:41Att: 8,758Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

Erich Bacchus

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88.3%D

19 missed calls

+23.4% STL

+0.54 runs PIT

Win Probability

PIT WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	1	2	0	3	0	3	2	0	11	12	0
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Game 823390 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	3	3	1	0	1	0	.241/.368/.435	101	.161	.187
Iván HerreraDH	2	3	1	0	3	0	.238/.414/.416	112.3	.319	.294
Alec Burleson1B	4	2	2	3	1	2	.264/.344/.418	109.6	.793	.1447
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	2	3	0	1	.283/.358/.547	109.1	.305	.401
Nolan Gorman3B	4	1	1	3	0	1	.221/.287/.368	108.6	.354	.529
Masyn WinnSS	5	0	2	1	0	2	.261/.337/.370	102.7	.714	.698
Nathan ChurchLF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.289/.461	103.5	.273	.255
Pedro PagésC	5	0	1	0	0	2	.250/.303/.433	80.3	.257	.232
Victor Scott IICF	5	1	1	1	0	2	.192/.241/.247	105.4	.463	.761
Bench
Kyle LeahyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gordon GraceffoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	11	12	11	5	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Gorman (2nd off Ashcraft, 0 on, 0 out); II (3rd off Ashcraft, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Wetherholt; Burleson 2; Herrera

TB:22

RBI:Gorman 3; Walker 3; II; Burleson 3; Winn

SB:Walker; Herrera

SF:Gorman; Walker

GIDP:Church

Team LOB:7

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Oneil CruzCF	5	2	2	1	0	2	.265/.323/.538	106.6	.664

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle LeahyW	5.1	9	3	3	0	7	2	82-54	89.2	5.52
Gordon GraceffoH	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-11	88.8	1.13
Justin Bruihl	1.0	3	3	2	1	1	0	25-15	85.6	5.87
Matt Svanson	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	18-11	94.1	10.34
Totals	9.0	13	7	6	1	11	3	136-91	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Graceffo 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Leahy 82-54; Graceffo 11-11; Bruihl 25-15; Svanson 18-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Leahy 4-3; Graceffo 4-0; Bruihl 1-0; Svanson 0-0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Braxton AshcraftL	4.1	6	6	6	3	7	2	87-58	93.1	3.71

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: Oneil Cruz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.

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T8Replay review: Pirates challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: JJ Wetherholt hit by pitch.

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T4Passed ball

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B8Passed ball

Top 2 • STL

1-0

Nolan Gorman homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 108.6 mph💣 413 ftLA: 30°

Top 3 • STL

3-0

Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores.

EV: 109.1 mph27 ftLA: -6°

2-0

Victor Scott II homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 105.4 mph💣 415 ftLA: 33°

Top 5 • STL

6-0

Nolan Gorman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alec Burleson scores.

EV: 95.8 mph316 ftLA: 43°

5-0

Jordan Walker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.

EV: 99.3 mph375 ftLA: 25°

4-0

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

EV: 101.9 mph386 ftLA: 29°

Bot 6 • PIT

6-1

Oneil Cruz homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.6 mph💣 414 ftLA: 28°

6-3

Ryan O'Hearn homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 398 ftLA: 26°

Top 7 • STL

9-3

Masyn Winn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Jordan Walker scores.

EV: 70.1 mph211 ftLA: 25°

8-3

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

EV: 88.9 mph4 ftLA: -39°

7-3

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

EV: 104.6 mph45 ftLA: -1°

Top 8 • STL

11-3

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

EV: 109.6 mph378 ftLA: 21°

Bot 8 • PIT

11-4

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Oneil Cruz scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.

EV: 102.5 mph261 ftLA: 13°

11-6

Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 100.6 mph7 ftLA: -14°

Bot 9 • PIT

11-7

Konnor Griffin homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.4 mph💣 403 ftLA: 24°

HR:Cruz (6th off Leahy, 0 on, 0 out); O'Hearn (6th off Leahy, 1 on, 1 out); Griffin (9th off Svanson, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Lowe

TB:23

RBI:Cruz; Griffin; O'Hearn 3; Gonzales 2

SB:Mangum

GIDP:Horwitz 2; Mangum; O'Hearn

Team LOB:3

Bench
Brandon Lowe2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.242/.336/.515	103.8	.335	.390
Henry DavisC	3	0	0	0	0	2	.161/.257/.210	90.6	.068	.068
Braxton AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter BarcoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-