MLB

Pittsburgh 6, at St. Louis 2

Thursday, May 21, 2026 · Final

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Pittsburgh Pirates

82-80 · W1 · #13 (1304 ELO +3)

1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 6 100

St. Louis Cardinals

77-85 · L4 · #22 (1276 ELO -3)

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 80

Busch Stadium III · St. Louis, MO

Attendance: 27,705

Umpires: James Hoye [HP], Tyler Jones [1B], D [2B], [J], [Reyburn], John Libka [3B]

Pirates beat Cardinals 6‑2 behind Ashcraft’s strong start

ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Braxton Ashcraft struck out nine in seven sharp innings and Brandon Lowe homered as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday afternoon at Busch Stadium III. Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits and two walks, improving to 3-2. He retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced and did not permit a hit until Iván Herrera’s solo home run in the third inning. The right-hander struck out the side in the first inning and finished with nine strikeouts, matching his season high. Lowe put Pittsburgh ahead in the top of… Read more...

Top Statlines

Braxton Ashcraft PIT 7.0ip 4h 1er 9k
Dustin May STL 5.1ip 6h 4er 7k
Matt Svanson STL 1.1ip 1h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability STL 54.9%

Spread PIT -1.5

Projected Score STL 6 PIT 2

Money Line STL +100/PIT -120

Over/Under 7.5 (Over)