MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
06/30/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1843 - MONDAY, JUNE 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (39-47) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (40-45) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 10 2
Pirates Pull Out Late-Game Win, 4-3
Pittsburgh pitcher James Paxton did his part in helping his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Joe Kaiser, 4-4, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. Pittsburgh is now 40-45, while St. Louis is 39-47.

The Pirates got a clutch hit from right fielder Dave Murray. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Pirates.

"We did enough to win," said Murray.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Logan LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 3 9
   a-Z. Taylor PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 11 36
J. Álvarez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 41
   b-J. Heyward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .197 4 19
   d-C. Jarvis SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 0 19
E. Anderson DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234 1 9
   c-L. Tirado DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 0 14
S. Cortés CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .234 3 19
A. Romero 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .280 2 29
J. Jiménez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .258 2 23
B. Schales 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .255 2 15
C. Hewer RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 0 7
I. Wilson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .216 1 10
Totals 39 3 8 2 3 7 25      
a - Z. Taylor pinch hit for P. Logan in the 7th
b - J. Heyward pinch hit for J. Álvarez in the 7th
c - L. Tirado inserted as DH in the 7th
d - C. Jarvis substituted for J. Heyward in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Anderson (7, 1st Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez , E. Anderson 2 , S. Cortés 2 , A. Romero , B. Schales , C. Hewer , I. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cortés , J. Jiménez 2 , B. Schales , I. Wilson
GIDP: A. Romero
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Cortés (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jarvis-Jiménez-Romero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reyes LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 9 42
D. Murray RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .303 7 31
B. McBride DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .275 11 49
C. Riley 2B, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .267 8 35
M. Rodríguez 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .302 7 40
   a-R. Reynoso SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 1 14
P. Miller CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .252 5 21
T. Norton 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .271 5 24
   b-B. Martin 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 2 15
J. Bowen SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 3 22
B. Swihart C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254 2 17
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 5 11      
a - R. Reynoso substituted for M. Rodríguez in the 7th
b - B. Martin substituted for T. Norton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Riley (21, 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reyes , D. Murray 2 , B. McBride , C. Riley 3 , M. Rodríguez 2 , P. Miller , B. Swihart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bowen 2
GIDP: P. Miller
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Riley (2) , T. Norton (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Bowen-Riley-Norton)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Franklin 6.0 7 3 3 1 2 0 100 3.27   
L. Gohara 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.05   
C. Salazar 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.06   
V. Barr L (2-3) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12 4.27   
K. Crockett 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 47
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 26, L. Gohara 3, C. Salazar 4, V. Barr 4, K. Crockett 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 10-6, L. Gohara 0-2, C. Salazar 1-0, V. Barr 1-1, K. Crockett 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 100-70, L. Gohara 13-7, C. Salazar 19-10, V. Barr 12-7, K. Crockett 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crockett 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton 6.0 7 3 1 0 3 0 85 3.42   
A. Kavanagh BS (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 5.65   
C. Maxwell 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.55   
J. Kaiser W (4-4) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 53
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 26, A. Kavanagh 5, C. Maxwell 4, J. Kaiser 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 7-7, A. Kavanagh 0-3, C. Maxwell 1-1, J. Kaiser 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 85-60, A. Kavanagh 16-9, C. Maxwell 23-12, J. Kaiser 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kavanagh 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Paxton
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 27865
Special Notes: SP James Paxton was injured while pitching.
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