MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/26/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2554 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (64-68) 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 7 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (60-73) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Pirates Send St. Louis Home with 7-2 Loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates knocked off the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2, in National League action at Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh pitcher and Higüey, Dominican Republic, native Luis Fernández had an outstanding performance. Fernández, now 8-11, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. Pittsburgh is 64-68 and St. Louis, with the loss, 60-73.

Pittsburgh used a well-timed hit by Dave Murray to capture the win. The center fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Pirates ahead, 4-2. Though it was his only hit in 3 at-bats, it was important.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said Pittsburgh manager Jose Mijares.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Riley 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .279 16 76
J. Reyes LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294 11 57
D. Murray CF 3 0 1 2 2 2 0 .273 9 42
B. Swihart C 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .307 5 35
M. Rodríguez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .312 12 64
B. McBride RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .266 16 65
T. Norton 1B 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 .264 10 44
Y. Puig DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .207 1 5
B. Martin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .195 2 24
Totals 37 7 11 7 3 10 24      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McBride (23, 5th Inning off D. Missaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Riley 2 (36, 5th Inning off D. Missaki, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Crocker, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Murray (19, 5th Inning off D. Missaki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Riley 4 , J. Reyes , D. Murray 2 , M. Rodríguez 2 , B. McBride 2 , T. Norton , Y. Puig 3
2-out RBI: C. Riley , D. Murray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Riley 2 , J. Reyes , B. Swihart , M. Rodríguez , B. McBride 2 , T. Norton
GIDP: B. Swihart
Sac Bunt: B. Martin
Hit by Pitch: T. Norton 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Swihart (1) , B. Martin (14)

FIELDING
PB: B. Swihart
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .298 11 31
R. Gómez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .227 3 13
J. Heyward LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 4 24
Z. Taylor DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .223 14 50
S. Cortés CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 8 46
A. Romero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 4 47
J. Jiménez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 5 46
C. Gómez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 6 39
J. Álvarez 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 6 52
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 9 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Encarnación (11, 1st Inning off L. Fernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 4 , R. Gómez , S. Cortés , J. Álvarez
2-out RBI: R. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Taylor
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Álvarez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gómez (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Jiménez-Gómez-Romero)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Fernández W (8-11) 6.2 3 2 2 2 7 1 96 4.03   
A. Sanchez 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fernández 65
Batters Faced: L. Fernández 25, A. Sanchez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fernández 5-8, A. Sanchez 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fernández 96-54, A. Sanchez 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Missaki L (10-10) 5.1 9 7 7 1 6 0 92 4.18   
J. Crocker 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 38 3.92   
C. Hewer 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Missaki 27
Batters Faced: D. Missaki 26, J. Crocker 11, C. Hewer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Missaki 5-4, J. Crocker 2-3, C. Hewer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Missaki 92-59, J. Crocker 38-21, C. Hewer 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Crocker 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Missaki , J. Crocker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Fernández
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 34228
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