STL 3, PIT 2 | Mar 5, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, March 5, 2026•LECOM Park•83°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Matt Svanson

LOSS

Cam Sanders

SAVE

Ryan Fernandez

The Cardinals edged the Pirates 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 8: Jimmy Crooks singles on a line drive to center fielder Mitch Jebb. Joshua Báez scores.

Weather: 83°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 2:38Att: 5,380Venue: LECOM Park

Ump Audit

Denver Dangerfield

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93.9%B

10 missed calls

+3.1% PIT

+0.69 runs PIT

Win Probability

PIT WinSTL Win

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

Game 831478 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ryan CamposDH	2	0	1	0	0	1	.333/.600/.333	90.8	-	-
Jeremy RivasSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.273/.250/.364	78.9	-	-
Blaze Jordan1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.125/.000	86	-	-
Ramon Mendoza3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.357/.400/.429	-	-	-
Joshua BáezRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286/.375/.286	-	-	-
Brody Moore2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133/.133/.133	56.4	-	-
Chase DavisLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.250/.333	60	-	-
Jimmy CrooksC	1	0	1	1	0	0	.444/.444/.778	98.6	-	-
Tai PeeteCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	80.2	-	-
Bench
Masyn WinnDH	2	0	0	0	1	0	.200/.429/.200	87.3	-	-
JJ WetherholtSS	2	0	1	0	1	1	.333/.579/.583
Totals	32	3	6	3	6	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Gorman (4th off Keller, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:9

RBI:Gorman; Pagés; Crooks

SB:Urías; II

CS:Walker

GIDP:Gorman

Team LOB:9

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nick Cimillo1B	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250/.250/.667	92.3	-

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dustin May	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	42-27	93.1	0.00
Quinn MathewsBS	2.2	2	2	1	0	7	1	50-31	89.6	5.14
Darlin Saladin	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	86.8	0.00
Matt SvansonW	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	90.8	3.00
Justin BruihlH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16-10	83.9	10.13
Ryan FernandezS	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-8	90.6	9.82
Totals	9.0	5	2	1	2	12	1	151-95	-	-

HBP:Valdez (by Svanson)

Pitches-strikes:May 42-27; Mathews 50-31; Saladin 14-10; Svanson 13-9; Bruihl 16-10; Fernandez 16-8

Groundouts-flyouts:May 4-3; Mathews 1-1; Saladin 1-0; Svanson 1-1; Bruihl 0-1; Fernandez 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mitch Keller	3.0	3	1	1	2	3	1	56-36	87.8	1.23

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nolan Gorman called out on strikes.

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B4Replay review: Pedro Pagés challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Brandon Lowe called out on strikes.

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T5Replay review: Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Masyn Winn walks.

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B8Replay review: Jimmy Crooks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Dominic Fletcher called out on strikes.

HBP:Báez (by Sanders)

Inherited runners-scored:Diamond 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Keller 56-36; Diamond 16-11; Sisk 25-10; Devenski 21-10; Ramírez 11-9; Sanders 12-7; Woods 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 3-3; Diamond 1-1; Sisk 1-0; Devenski 1-1; Ramírez 2-0; Sanders 1-1; Woods 0-1

Bench
Jake MangumCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.353/.389/.529	103.3	-	-
Brandon Lowe2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.300/.462/.400	91.1	-	-
Bryan ReynoldsLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.308/.400/.385	90.9	-	-
Ryan O'Hearn1B	2	0	2	0	0	0	.462/.563/.769	99.3	-	-
Joey BartDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.077/.143/.077	73.1	-	-
Henry DavisC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.167/.000	92.2	-	-
Jared TrioloSS	1	0	0	0	1	1	.267/.389/.400	-	-	-
Nick Yorke3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.235/.350/.353	84.7	-	-
Billy CookRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.368/.143	90.8	-	-
Mitch KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Derek DiamondP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Evan SiskP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris DevenskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yohan RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cam SandersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jaden WoodsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-