May 21, 2026 · NL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. | PIT 1, STL 0 |
| B3 | Iván Herrera | Iván Herrera homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. | PIT 1, STL 1 |
| T4 | Jake Mangum | Jake Mangum grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Konnor Griffin scores. Marcell Ozuna out at 2nd. Jake Mangum to 1st. | PIT 2, STL 1 |
| T6 | Marcell Ozuna | Marcell Ozuna singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores. | PIT 4, STL 1 |
| T7 | Henry Davis | Henry Davis homers (3) on a line drive to left field. | PIT 5, STL 1 |
| T7 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. | PIT 6, STL 1 |
| B8 | Jordan Walker | Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. | PIT 6, STL 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
6
Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving with a 6–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Wilber Dotel took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Braxton Ashcraft
Starter
7.0
98
1
9
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 33 34% 5 1 8 10 9 Four-Seam Fastball 29 30% 3 9 3 9 5 Curveball 22 22% 1 5 7 9 0 Sinker 11 11% 2 3 3 1 2 Splitter 3 3% 0 2 0 1 0 - Wilber Dotel Middle 1.0 30 1 2
- Mason Montgomery Setup 1.0 8 0 0
Cardinals
HOME
2
Dustin May started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Justin Bruihl took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Dustin May
Starter
5.1
91
4
7
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Dustin May threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 27 30% 6 3 7 6 5 Sweeper 21 23% 6 3 3 9 0 Sinker 17 19% 2 2 3 4 6 Four-Seam Fastball 14 15% 1 1 4 6 2 Changeup 8 9% 0 1 1 4 2 Curveball 4 4% 0 3 1 0 0 - Gordon Graceffo Middle 0.2 2 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Justin Bruihl Setup 0.2 16 2 0
- Matt Svanson Middle 1.1 19 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Matt Pushard Reliever 1.0 7 0 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Mangum Forceout (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 | .324 | .455 | .779 | 2B |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .348 | .558 | .906 | HR (13) |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .372 | .378 | .750 | |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .384 | .431 | .815 | |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .331 | .407 | .738 | 2B, SB |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .280 | .310 | .590 | |
| Jake Mangum RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .330 | .282 | .612 | |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .306 | .293 | .599 | |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .265 | .515 | HR (3) |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .357 | .413 | .770 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .386 | .426 | .812 | HR (6) |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | .359 | .468 | .827 | 2B |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .366 | .563 | .929 | |
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 | .313 | .367 | .680 | |
| Masyn Winn SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .245 | .328 | .340 | .668 | |
| José Fermín LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .302 | .327 | .629 | |
| Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .265 | .362 | .627 | |
| Yohel Pozo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .286 | .536 | |
| Victor Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .240 | .261 | .501 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 98 | 2.89 | W |
| Wilber Dotel | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2.35 | |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.79 |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin May | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 91 | 5.00 | L |
| Gordon Graceffo | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.69 | |
| Justin Bruihl | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5.24 | |
| Matt Svanson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9.12 | |
| Matt Pushard | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6.23 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 3.0 R
Bunts 0.6 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · STL
Lineup 2.1 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 1.2 R
Recent form
AWAY · PIT
4-6
W1
-8 run diff
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HOME · STL
5-5
W2
-6 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.