MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/27/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2570 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Pittsburgh Pirates (59-75) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (47-87) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 12 0
Pittsburgh Defeated By Cardinals, 5-4
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, at Busch Stadium. The win was due in part to right fielder Mookie Betts, who went 2-3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Mark Leiter Jr., credited with the win in relief, is now 2-6. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. St. Louis is now 47-87, while Pittsburgh is 59-75.

Will Brennan chipped in for St. Louis, stroking a crucial run-scoring triple in the bottom of the seventh inning. For the game, the left fielder was 2-4 with a triple.

St. Louis manager Jason B commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 20 55
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .251 15 50
B. Rice C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .199 17 51
T. O'Neill LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .228 25 65
J. Bride 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 13 59
J. Martinez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 8 18
D. Keirsey Jr. CF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .253 6 34
   a-A. Volpe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 13 66
   b-B. Hicklen CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155 6 15
J. Westbrook SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .253 7 37
C. Mead 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .207 5 15
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 8 9      
a - A. Volpe pinch hit for D. Keirsey Jr. in the 7th
b - B. Hicklen substituted for A. Volpe in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Westbrook (22, 2nd Inning off W. Warren, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Mead (6, 2nd Inning off W. Warren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chapman , J. Bride , J. Martinez , J. Westbrook 3 , C. Mead 3
2-out RBI: M. Chapman , J. Westbrook , C. Mead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , T. O'Neill
GIDP: C. Mead
Hit by Pitch: D. Keirsey Jr.
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chapman-Mead-Bride)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 .224 4 34
W. Brennan LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .234 6 44
M. Betts RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .247 19 54
K. Hiura DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .202 13 57
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240 25 72
J. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243 12 51
G. Allen CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .214 7 22
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .239 0 12
B. Rortvedt C 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 .227 5 28
Totals 33 5 12 5 2 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Stott (21, 3rd Inning off R. Detmers, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Rortvedt (15, 3rd Inning off R. Detmers, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Brennan (3, 7th Inning off T. Saucedo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Betts (19, 5th Inning off R. Detmers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stott 2 , W. Brennan 4 , M. Betts 5 , K. Hiura 2 , J. Pena , G. Allen , A. Rendon 2 , B. Rortvedt 2
2-out RBI: , M. Betts 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stott , A. Rizzo
GIDP: K. Hiura
Sac Bunt: G. Allen
Sac Fly: M. Betts
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Stott-Rizzo)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Detmers 5.2 9 3 3 1 6 1 93 3.77   
T. Saucedo L (1-2) 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 0 31 3.36   
A. Bender 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Detmers 44
Batters Faced: R. Detmers 26, T. Saucedo 6, A. Bender 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Detmers 3-7, T. Saucedo 1-1, A. Bender 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Detmers 93-63, T. Saucedo 31-17, A. Bender 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Saucedo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Warren 5.0 3 3 3 1 5 0 94 5.40   
C. Morris 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.74   
T. Hill 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 6.20   
M. Leiter Jr. W (2-6) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 30 5.12   
B. Baker SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Warren 53
Batters Faced: W. Warren 20, C. Morris 4, T. Hill 4, M. Leiter Jr. 6, B. Baker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Warren 3-7, C. Morris 0-3, T. Hill 0-2, M. Leiter Jr. 0-1, B. Baker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Warren 94-63, C. Morris 14-9, T. Hill 20-13, M. Leiter Jr. 30-18, B. Baker 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 2-1
Hit Batsmen: W. Warren
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mookie Betts
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 13732
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 4th inning.
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