MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
04/28/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1006 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (15-14) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (16-14) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 9 16 0
St. Louis Upended by Pittsburgh, 9-3
The skies opened up and the rain fell at PNC Park.

The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at PNC Park, downing the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3. On the mound for Pittsburgh was left-hander Luis Gallegos, who played a pivotal role in the win. The winner was Gallegos. He threw 8.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The loser was Kurt Heyer.

Miguel Andujar, who finished 5th in the AL in triples with 7 in 2024, chipped in a 2-run home run for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the first. For the game, the designated hitter had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Luis -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Pirates manager Jose Mijares. "He was the key to us winning."

The win puts Pittsburgh at 16-14.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 4 12
J. Encarnación RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .224 6 14
R. Gómez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 3 11
J. García DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 6 14
B. Swihart C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 2 10
A. Romero 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 13
A. Lamb CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 5
E. Anderson 2B 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .292 5 15
J. Álvarez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 10
Totals 30 3 4 3 1 6 4      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Lamb (4, 5th Inning off L. Gallegos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Anderson (5, 5th Inning off L. Gallegos, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Encarnación (6, 9th Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 4 , R. Gómez , A. Lamb 2 , E. Anderson 4
2-out RBI: E. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García
GIDP: J. García
Hit by Pitch: J. Encarnación
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lamb(Andujar at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .241 3 12
M. Rodríguez LF, 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .230 2 11
H. Correa 2B 3 2 0 0 1 1 4 .268 1 14
J. Allen RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .277 2 10
M. Andujar DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .390 2 6
J. Choi 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 1 7
   a-C. Riley 1B, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 1 10
C. Avilés C 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .263 5 16
J. Bowen 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 .250 4 13
A. Gamboa SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .274 0 11
Totals 39 9 16 9 2 4 21      
a - C. Riley substituted for J. Choi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Avilés (3, 3rd Inning off K. Heyer, 2 on, 1 out) , P. Miller 2 (7, 4th Inning off B. Vaughn, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Gohara, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Rodríguez (1, 8th Inning off L. Gohara, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (5, 8th Inning off N. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Andujar (2, 1st Inning off K. Heyer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Miller 4 , M. Rodríguez 3 , J. Allen 4 , M. Andujar 6 , J. Choi , C. Avilés 5 , A. Gamboa
2-out RBI: M. Rodríguez , J. Allen , M. Andujar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Correa , J. Allen , C. Riley , J. Bowen , A. Gamboa
Hit by Pitch: H. Correa
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Correa (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Gamboa-Choi)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Heyer L (2-3) 3.0 8 5 5 0 3 1 18 58 6.59   
B. Vaughn 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 36 6.91   
L. Gohara 1.0 5 4 4 2 0 0 9 37 14.54   
N. Acosta 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Heyer 24
Batters Faced: K. Heyer 18, B. Vaughn 11, L. Gohara 9, N. Acosta 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Heyer 4-2, B. Vaughn 1-7, L. Gohara 1-1, N. Acosta 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Heyer 58-43, B. Vaughn 36-28, L. Gohara 37-20, N. Acosta 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Acosta 1-1
WP: N. Acosta
Hit Batsmen: K. Heyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Gallegos W (3-1) 8.0 3 2 2 1 6 1 28 97 2.89   
J. Paxton 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 9 12.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gallegos 73
Batters Faced: L. Gallegos 28, J. Paxton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gallegos 12-5, J. Paxton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gallegos 97-60, J. Paxton 9-6
Hit Batsmen: L. Gallegos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Gallegos
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 25394
Special Notes: Rain delay of 38 minutes in the 4th inning.
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