Pittsburgh Pirates edges St. Louis Cardinals 5-4
Game Summary
Pittsburgh Pirates squeaked out a narrow win over St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
Key Players
Jared Triolo led Pittsburgh Pirates's offense, going 1-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI. Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Kirby Yates threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and picked up a hold.
Iván Herrera led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 2-for-5, 2 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo threw 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Braxton Ashcraft: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB (71 pitches). Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K (ERA 4.50).
St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 9 K, 2 BB (107 pitches). 2 HR allowed is a troubling rate of long-ball damage. Bullpen: 3.3 IP, 1 ER, 6 K (ERA 2.70).
Hitting Analysis
Pittsburgh Pirates: 7 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.219). 3 extra-base hits (1 HR) — impressive power display. Drew 4 walks, boosting on-base production.
Multi-hit games: Bryan Reynolds (2-for-5), Brandon Lowe (2-for-4).
St. Louis Cardinals: 7 H, 3 RBI (team AVG 0.212).
Multi-hit games: Iván Herrera (2-for-5, 2 RBI), Thomas Saggese (3-for-4).
Cleanup cold: Jordan Walker (0-for-4), Nolan Gorman (0-for-4). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.