MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/25/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2541 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (59-73) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (45-87) 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 8 9 0
Cardinals 8-2 Victors Over Pittsburgh
St. Louis turned a fine outing from starter Marcus Stroman into a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. The final score was 8-2. Stroman, now 8-8, was the winner. In 6 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. The Cardinals now have a record of 45-87.

Mookie Betts was 1-3 with a walk for St. Louis. The fan favorite had a key at-bat in the bottom of the second. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Nick Pivetta. It was his 84th walk of the season.

"We took it on the chin tonight," said losing manager Jake S.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249 19 53
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .248 15 49
B. Rice C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 17 51
T. O'Neill LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 25 65
J. Bride 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .226 13 59
A. Volpe SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 13 66
J. Martinez DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .203 8 18
D. Keirsey Jr. CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .254 6 34
   a-C. Mead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 5 14
   b-B. Hicklen CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 6 15
J. Westbrook 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 7 35
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7 10      
a - C. Mead pinch hit for D. Keirsey Jr. in the 7th
b - B. Hicklen substituted for C. Mead in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez 2 (10, 2nd Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Chapman (15, 1st Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Chapman 5 , J. Martinez 5 , D. Keirsey Jr.
2-out RBI: D. Keirsey Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , J. Westbrook
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Keirsey Jr. (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .225 4 32
W. Brennan LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .233 6 43
M. Betts RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .244 18 51
K. Hiura DH 3 1 0 1 1 2 4 .199 13 57
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .243 25 71
J. Pena SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .239 12 51
G. Allen CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .212 7 22
B. Rortvedt C 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .227 5 28
A. Monasterio 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .221 1 13
Totals 32 8 9 8 4 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pena (16, 7th Inning off L. Roupp, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Stott 2 , W. Brennan , M. Betts , J. Pena 3 , G. Allen , B. Rortvedt , A. Monasterio
2-out RBI: M. Betts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hiura 2 , B. Rortvedt
Sac Bunt: W. Brennan
Hit by Pitch: B. Stott
Team LOB: 6
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Pivetta L (8-10) 6.1 6 5 5 2 4 0 90 4.72   
L. Roupp 0.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 26 3.90   
J. Wendelken 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 43
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 28, L. Roupp 5, J. Wendelken 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 5-10, L. Roupp 0-0, J. Wendelken 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 90-56, L. Roupp 26-12, J. Wendelken 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Roupp 2-2 , J. Wendelken 2-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Pivetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stroman W (8-8) 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 96 4.18   
T. Hill H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.10   
B. Bernardino 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stroman 58
Batters Faced: M. Stroman 25, T. Hill 3, B. Bernardino 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stroman 9-3, T. Hill 1-2, B. Bernardino 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stroman 96-59, T. Hill 12-8, B. Bernardino 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hill 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcus Stroman
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 16780
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